PIA04694: Banded Terrain in East Hellas
 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:  1020 x 1530 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04694.tif (1.562 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04694.jpg (436.7 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-460, 22 August 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) narrow angle camera image shows banded terrain in easternmost Hellas Planitia, between the distal ends of Dao and Harmakhis valleys. These bands probably indicate the location of eroded, layered bedrock that has been covered by a mantling deposit that, itself, became eroded to form the very small pits and bumps that pervade the region. This picture is located near 41.1°S, 275.0°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left/upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-08-27