PIA04722: Martian Gullies
 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:  2025 x 3038 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04722.tif (6.06 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04722.jpg (844.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-470, 1 September 2003

This July 2003 Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) full-resolution (1.5 meters--5 feet--per pixel) image shows a suite of gullies in the wall of a crater near 35.3°S, 76.3°W. The gullies are considered to have formed by downslope transport of water-laden debris, although the exact nature of the fluid is unknown because it is no longer present. This image covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-09-05