PIA08675: Bits and Pieces
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the contact between an area of light-toned rock and an expanse of darker-toned materials on the floor of Coprates Chasma 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:  1024 x 1824 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1559  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08675.tif (1.87 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08675.jpg (157.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

19 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the contact between an area of light-toned rock and an expanse of darker-toned materials on the floor of Coprates Chasma. Remnants -- bits and pieces -- of the light-toned material are scattered throughout the scene, indicating that this material once covered everything in this area. Coprates is one of several chasms that comprise the giant Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 13.2°S, 61.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-08-19