PIA07948: Inverted Channels
 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 1144 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1092
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07948.tif (769.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07948.jpg (201.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

15 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the inverted traces of old channels in a complex, wind-eroded fan located in the Aeolis region of Mars.

Location near: 6.3°S, 208.9°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-15