PIA02081: Daedalia Lava Flow
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the ridged surface in the lower half of this image is that of a large lava flow in Daedalia Planum, southwest of the Arsia Mons volcano. This image was taken June 5, 1999.
 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:  672 x 993 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-158  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02081.tif (642.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02081.jpg (137.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

The ridged surface in the lower half of this image is that of a large lava flow in Daedalia Planum, southwest of the Arsia Mons volcano. The flow was stopped here by a buried crater rim (topographic high in the upper half of the image). MOC image taken June 5, 1999.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01