PIA04172: Layered Slope
 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 1940 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1197
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04172.tif (1.624 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04172.jpg (252.2 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a frost-covered slope in the south polar region of Mars. The layered nature of the terrain in the south polar region is evident in a series of irregular, somewhat stair-stepped bands that run across the image.

Location near: 84.3°S, 27.2°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-08-28