PIA03038: Filled/Eroded Craters
 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 1104 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1250
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03038.tif (742.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03038.jpg (267.6 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

14 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows rugged terrain in northern Arabia Terra. The circular features are the remains of old meteor impact craters -- either the eroded remnants of the interiors of craters, or the remains of craters that were filled by layered material. The martian bedrock has craters of all sizes and states of erosion interbedded with its layered materials.

Location near: 31.4°N, 299.0°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-10-14