PIA02077: Valley Networks
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows small valleys in the martian cratered highlands are often quite old and have been modified by erosion and wind action. The valleys shown here are located on a crater rim in Terra Tyrrhena.
 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:  717 x 1399 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-154  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02077.tif (1.014 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02077.jpg (188.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Small valleys in the martian cratered highlands are often quite old and have been modified by erosion and wind action. The valleys shown here are located on a crater rim in Terra Tyrrhena. MOC took this picture in April 1999.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01