PIA04164: West Argyre
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows eroded bedrock among the mountains of western Argyre. Smooth on Mars, dark areas are patches of windblown sand.
 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:  836 x 1828 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1191  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04164.tif (1.53 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04164.jpg (220.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows details in eroded bedrock among the mountains of western Argyre. Smooth, dark areas are patches of windblown sand.

Location near: 48.0°S, 55.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-08-22