PIA03087: Isidis Planitia
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a cratered surface in Isidis Planitia, a martian lowland. Light-toned squiggles in this August 2005 image are large windblown ripples.
 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 1908 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1270  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03087.tif (1.956 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03087.jpg (341.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

3 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a cratered surface in Isidis Planitia, a martian lowland. Light-toned "squiggles" in this August 2005 image are large windblown ripples.

Location near: 10.6°N, 275.2°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:
2005-11-03