PIA06972: Autumn in Argyre
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows terrain in northwestern Argyre Planitia on Mars during southern autumn in August 2004. Several mesas stand high above a rippled plain.
 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 922 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-891  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06972.tif (472.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06972.jpg (111 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

26 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows terrain in northwestern Argyre Planitia during southern autumn in August 2004. Several mesas stand high above a rippled plain. Argyre is a very ancient and heavily modified impact basin. The ripple patterns were probably formed from windblown sediment. This image is located near 47.1°S, 45.6°W. The picture 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:
2004-10-26