PIA03591: Mid-latitude Gullies
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor image shows a suite of south mid-latitude gullies on a crater wall. Gullies such as these may have formed by runoff of liquid water.
 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 2315 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1292  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03591.tif (4.746 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03591.jpg (939.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a suite of south mid-latitude gullies on a crater wall. Gullies such as these may have formed by runoff of liquid water.

Location near: 38.0°S, 167.2°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-11-25