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PIA04781: Kasei Valles Flow
 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:  1159 x 1738 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04781.tif (2.017 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04781.jpg (423.5 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-503, 4 October 2003

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows the lobate fronts of a large flow or series of smaller flow features in Kasei Valles. The rubbly surface of the flow has been interpreted to suggest that this might have been a mud flow, rather than a lava flow, but final determination will someday require a person to visit this landform "in the field." This picture is illuminated from the right and covers an area approximately 8 km (5 miles) wide near 15.7°N, 77.7°W.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-10-09