PIA06379: Exposed Crater
Exposed Crater
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: 672 x 1008 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-785
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Original Caption Released with Image:

12 July 2004
Wind erosion has created yardang ridges and revealed the location of a formerly-buried meteor crater (see lower left corner) in this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image. This scene is located in the Apollinaris Sulci region near 11.4°S, 181.6°W, and covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the landforms from the left/upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-07-12