PIA07377: Ganges Landslides
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows portions of the lobes of several landslide deposits in Ganges Chasma on Mars. Dark material near the bottom of the image is windblown sand.
 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 3916 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1009  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07377.tif (2.007 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07377.jpg (389.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a high resolution view of portions of the lobes of several landslide deposits in Ganges Chasma. Dark material near the bottom (south) end of the image is windblown sand.

Location near: 8.2°S, 44.3°W
Image width: ~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-21