PIA06966: Sinus Sabaeus Scene
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows old, light-toned, large ripples on a smoothly mantled surface in the Sinus Sabaeus region, south of Schiaparelli Basin on Mars.
 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 (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-890  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06966.tif (678.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06966.jpg (107.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows old, light-toned, large ripples on a smoothly mantled surface in the Sinus Sabaeus region, south of Schiaparelli Basin. This image is located near 6.4°S, 341.8°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-10-25