PIA06744: Scene from Ius
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows landforms in southeastern Ius Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris trough system on Mars. Evident are are light-toned rock outcrops and a small butte, the remnant of some formerly more extensive rock unit.
 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 1254 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-805  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06744.tif (835 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06744.jpg (84.32 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

1 August 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows landforms in southeastern Ius Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris trough system. Near the top of the image are light-toned rock outcrops; at the bottom center is a small butte--the remnant of some formerly more extensive rock unit. The lower two thirds of the picture is dominated by dark, windblown sand dunes. The image is located near 8.7°S, 79.2°W, and covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the terrain from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-02