PIA03067: East Arabia Scene
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows mesas in northeastern Arabia Terra. This heavily-cratered region of Mars has been severely eroded, although very little evidence regarding the erosive processes has been preserved.
 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 1921 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1259  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03067.tif (1.292 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03067.jpg (275.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

23 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows mesas in northeastern Arabia Terra. This heavily-cratered region of Mars has been severely eroded, although very little evidence regarding the erosive processes has been preserved.

Location near: 26.9°N, 293.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-10-23