PIA01323: Light-toned Rock Outcrop in Aureum Chaos
This image acquired on July 14, 2006 by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an outcrop of light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock in Aureum Chaos on Mars. The darker material, which includes ripples, is composed of windblown sand and granules.
 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:  1718 x 640 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MGS MOC2-1606  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA01323.tif (1.101 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA01323.jpg (191.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

30 October 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an outcrop of light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock in Aureum Chaos. The darker material, which includes ripples, is composed of windblown sand and granules. This scene is located near 3.8°S, 26.2°W, and covers an area roughly 7.7 km by 3 km (4.8 by 1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the terrain from the top/upper right. This southern autumn image was acquired on 14 July 2006.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-10-30