PIA05992: Apsus Vallis Region
 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:  512 x 957 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-734
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05992.tif (490.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05992.jpg (117.4 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 May 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned, windblown ripples on the floors of channels of the Apsus Vallis system. The fluid responsible for forming the valleys is unknown; it might have been water. No primary landforms, other than the channels themselves, have been preserved in a way that would indicate the nature of the fluid that carved the valleys. Apsus Vallis is located just west of the Elysium volcanic region; the area in the picture is located near 35.5°N, 225.6°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across and is illuminated by sunlight from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-05-22