PIA03036: Crater in Sabaeus
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of an old impact crater in the Sinus Sabaeus region of Mars, just south of the large impact basin, Schiaparelli.
 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:  823 x 2403 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1248  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03036.tif (1.98 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03036.jpg (241.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

12 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of an old impact crater in the Sinus Sabaeus region of Mars, just south of the large impact basin, Schiaparelli.

Location near: 6.3°S, 341.7°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-10-12