PIA07374: Sedimentary Rocks in Melas
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a butte and several other landforms eroded into light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock in southern Melas Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system 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 948 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1006  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07374.tif (538.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07374.jpg (84.46 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a butte and several other landforms eroded into light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock in southern Melas Chasma. Melas is part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 11.8°S, 74.6°W
Image width: ~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-18