PIA03754: Gullies and Layers in Crater Wall in Newton
 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 1070 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-309
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03754.tif (1.134 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03754.jpg (227.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This dramatic view of gullies emergent from layered outcrops occurs on the wall of a crater within the much larger impact basin, Newton. Newton Crater and its surrounding terrain exhibit many examples of gullies on the walls of craters and troughs. The gullies exhibit meandering channels with fan-shaped aprons of debris located downslope. The gullies are considered to have been formed by erosion--both from a fluid (such as water) running downslope, and by slumping and landsliding processes driven by the force of gravity. This picture was obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) in March 2001; it is illuminated from the upper left and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) across.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2002-04-23