PIA03074: Crater and Flows
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a crater surrounded by thin flows in southeastern Kasei Valles on Mars. The flows might have been lava or mud. The picture was acquired in August 2005.
 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 2432 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1265  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03074.tif (1.636 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03074.jpg (382.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

29 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a crater surrounded by thin flows in southeastern Kasei Valles. The flows might have been lava or mud. The picture was acquired in August 2005.

Location near: 14.2°N, 75.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: left/lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-10-29