PIA06974: Crater in Arabia
 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:  1296 x 1944 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-893
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06974.tif (2.522 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06974.jpg (523.4 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 October 2004
This high resolution Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small meteor impact crater with bouldery ejecta in the Arabia Terra region of Mars. The image is located near 11.9°N, 342.2°W. The 300 meter scale bar is about 328 yards long. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-10-28