PIA04675: Labou Vallis
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the wind-eroded surfaces of the Labou Vallis system on Mars. The original valley walls and floor were covered with a material that was later eroded by wind to form the sharp, rough textured terrain present here.
 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:  540 x 810 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04675.tif (438.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04675.jpg (88.98 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-441, 3 August 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the wind-eroded surfaces of the Labou Vallis system. The original valley walls and floor were covered with a material that was later eroded by wind to form the sharp, rough textured terrain seen here. Avalanches of dust formed dark streaks on some slopes. This picture is located near 8.5°S, 154.7°W. It is illuminated by sunlight from the left.

Other versions of this picture:Full-resolution GIF (~3.7 m/pixel) of entire original image, M07-03611

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-08-20