PIA02692: Utopia Plain
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dark-toned, cratered plain in southwest Utopia Planitiaon Mars. Large, light-toned, windblown ripples reside on the floors of many of the depressions in the scene, including a long, linear, trough.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1860 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1392  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02692.tif (1.907 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02692.jpg (281.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 March 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dark-toned, cratered plain in southwest Utopia Planitia. Large, light-toned, windblown ripples reside on the floors of many of the depressions in the scene, including a long, linear, trough.

Location near: 30.3°N, 255.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-03-05