PIA04110: Crater in Daedalia
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows an impact crater in western Daedalia Planum on Mars, with a wind streak around it.
 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 3582 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1158  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04110.tif (7.343 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04110.jpg (1.638 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

20 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in western Daedalia Planum, around which has developed a wind streak that runs off to the west (left) of the image. The winds responsible for the streak came from the east (right).

Location near: 11.2°S, 139.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-20