PIA04102: Tharsis Flood Features
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows channels carved by catastrophic floods in the Tharsis region of Mars. The terrain is presently mantled with fine dust.
 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:  836 x 2567 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1155  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04102.tif (2.149 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04102.jpg (380.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

17 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows channels carved by catastrophic floods in the Tharsis region of Mars. This area is located northwest of the volcano, Jovis Tholus, and east of the large martian volcano, Olympus Mons. The terrain is presently mantled with fine dust.

Location near: 20.8°N, 118.8°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:
2005-07-17