PIA02082: Alba Patera Surface
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows lava flows and channels on the flanks of the Alba Patera volcano on Mars, mostly obscured by a covering of eroded, lumpy-textured material of unknown origin. This picture was taken in July 1998.
 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:  614 x 813 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-159  
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02082.tif (566.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02082.jpg (127 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

The lava flows and channels on the flanks of the Alba Patera volcano are mostly obscured by a covering of eroded, lumpy-textured material of unknown origin. This picture was taken in July 1998.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01