PIA02177: Tithonium Landslide
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of a large landslide deposit on the floor of western Tithonium Chasma on Mars.
 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:  1024 x 2098 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1371  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02177.tif (2.151 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02177.jpg (670.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

12 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a large landslide deposit on the floor of western Tithonium Chasma.

Location near: 4.3°S, 87.9°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-02-12