PIA04146: Martian Gullies
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows gullies cut into layered rock and debris on the wall of a south middle-latitude crater on Mars.
 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 2944 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1182  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04146.tif (6.035 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04146.jpg (761.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

13 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows gullies cut into layered rock and debris on the wall of a south middle-latitude crater. Gullies such as these are common at middle latitudes and may have required water to form.

Location near: 41.1°S, 204.8°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:
2005-08-13