PIA08569: Rabe Landforms
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows buttes and mesas surrounded by sand dunes on the floor of Rabe Crater, Mars. Gullies of uncertain origin cut sand dune surfaces in the top (north) quarter of the scene.
 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:  1024 x 1187 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1508  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08569.tif (1.217 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08569.jpg (85.34 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

29 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows buttes and mesas surrounded by sand dunes on the floor of Rabe Crater, Mars. Gullies of uncertain origin cut sand dune surfaces in the top (north) quarter of the scene.

Location near: 44.1°S, 325.8°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:
2006-06-29