PIA08562: Sisyphi Spine
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a spine of material exposed in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars. Gullies can be seen on the deeply-shadowed ridge slope.
 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:  836 x 1979 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1505  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08562.tif (1.656 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08562.jpg (116.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

26 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a spine of material exposed in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars. Gullies can be seen on the deeply-shadowed ridge slope. Mass movement (landsliding) has contributed to the erosion of this ridge and the creation of the apron of talus that surrounds it.

Location near: 70.7°S, 357.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-06-26