PIA03587: Crater in Arabia
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra on Mars. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.
 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 1224 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1288  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03587.tif (823.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03587.jpg (93.38 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

21 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.

Location near: 12.7°N, 319.1°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:
2005-11-21