PIA03586: 8°N 7°W Crater
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows ight-toned, layered, sedimentary rock outcrops in an unnamed crater on Mars. Dark, windblown sand enhances the contrast in this view.
 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 1140 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1287  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03586.tif (1.169 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03586.jpg (280.5 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

20 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock outcrops in an unnamed crater located at 8°N, 7°W. Dark, windblown sand enhances the contrast in this view. Hundreds of layers of repeated thickness and physical properties suggest that a cyclic or at least episodic process acted over a considerable period of time to deposit these materials in the crater. At the time the sediments were deposited, the crater might have hosted a lake.

Location near: 6.1°N, 10.7°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:
2005-11-20