PIA03259: Outcrops in Aram
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows light-toned rock outcrops, mesas, and buttes in Aram Chaos on Mars. Located immediately west of Ares Vallis, Aram Chaos is a large, nearly-filled impact basin.
 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:  2048 x 4608 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1320  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03259.tif (9.447 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03259.jpg (1.937 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

23 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned rock outcrops, mesas, and buttes in Aram Chaos. Located immediately west of Ares Vallis, Aram Chaos is a large, nearly-filled impact basin. The sedimentary materials that filled the basin have been lithified -- that is, hardened to form rock.

Location near: 2.8°N, 20.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-12-23