PIA02071: Polar Structures
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows martian polar layered deposits taken in July 1998 exhibiting features common to sedimentary rocks on Earth. At left, an angular unconformity, with horizontal layers overlying tilted beds; at right: deformed layers.
 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:  1216 x 2988 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-148  
 Addition Date:  1999-07-19 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02071.tif (3.936 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02071.jpg (676.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

The martian polar layered deposits exhibit features common to sedimentary rocks on Earth. The image on the left shows an angular unconformity, with horizontal layers overlying tilted beds. The image on the right shows deformed layers. Both pictures were taken on MGS's 445th orbit about the planet in July 1998.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
1999-07-19