PIA04148: Rugged Terrain
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows rugged terrain in the Nestus Valles portion of northern Memnonia on Mars. Wind erosion has scoured the landscape. Dust mantles the scene.
 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:  672 x 1397 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1184  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04148.tif (940 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04148.jpg (165.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

15 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows rugged terrain in the Nestus Valles portion of northern Memnonia. Wind erosion has scoured the landscape. Dust, deposited after the wind erosion occurred, mantles the scene. Dark streaks have formed by avalanching of the fine, dry dust on some of the slopes in the region.

Location near: 6.8°S, 158.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-08-15