PIA03003: Wind-Eroded Terrain
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a wind-eroded terrain. The ridges that cut across the scene are classic yardangs, a landform created by wind erosion. These are located in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars.
 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:  672 x 1410 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1217  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03003.tif (948.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03003.jpg (167.5 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

17 September 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a wind-eroded terrain. The ridges that cut across the scene from the lower right toward upper left (southeast to northwest) are classic yardangs, a landform created by wind erosion. These are located in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars.

Location near: 5.5°N, 159.0°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-09-17