PIA03277: Martian Artwork
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust-mantled plain streaked by spring and summertime dust devils in southern Noachis Terra.
 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 1318 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1333  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03277.tif (886.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03277.jpg (206.5 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 January 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-mantled plain streaked by spring and summertime dust devils in southern Noachis Terra.

Location near: 57.4°S, 336.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-01-05