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PIA03257: Eyes of Ganges
 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:  365 x 491 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1318
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03257.tif (179.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03257.jpg (43.26 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

21 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows eroded, light-toned layered rock outcrops on the side of a large mound in Ganges Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system. Perhaps a testament to the inherent human (and primate) ability to pick out faces where partially hidden from view (even when a face is not really there) -- near the top of this picture are two features, each a product of erosion, resembling a pair of human eyes. This picture was acquired in late November 2005.

Location near: 7.1°S, 49.4°W
Image width: width: 0.55 km (~0.3 mi)
Illumination from: left/lower left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-12-21