PIA07117: Lava Flow Features
 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:  640 x 1633 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-928
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07117.tif (1.046 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07117.jpg (193.9 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

2 December 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows details near the front edge of a lava flow in the Daedalia Planum region. Daedalia Planum is a vast region covered with the extremely large lava flows of southern Tharsis. The trough in the lower third of the image is a graben formed by extension and faulting of the martian crust. This image is located near 28.1°S, 135.0°W, and covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-12-02