PIA03267: Zephyria Channel
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of a shallow channel carved in the plains of the Zephyria region of Mars. This feature might be the result of the passing of either extremely fluid lava or, perhaps, mud.
 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 2100 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1328  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03267.tif (2.153 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03267.jpg (572.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

31 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a shallow channel carved in the plains of the Zephyria region of Mars. This feature might be the result of the passing of either extremely fluid lava or, perhaps, mud.

Location near: 5.1°N, 203.7°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:
2005-12-31