PIA03196: Ascraeus Pits
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows collapse pits on the lower east flank of Ascraeus Mons, a larger volcano in the Tharsis region of 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:  836 x 2675 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1280  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03196.tif (2.239 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03196.jpg (259.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

13 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows collapse pits on the lower east flank of Ascraeus Mons, a larger volcano in the Tharsis region of Mars.

Location near: 11.5°N, 102.2°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:
2005-11-13