PIA04861: Valley near Olympus
 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:  839 x 1258 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04861.tif (1.057 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04861.jpg (183.6 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-539, 9 November 2003

A suite of channels and valleys are carved into the plains southeast of the martian volcano, Olympus Mons. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an example located near 16.5°N, 124.8°W. Whether the valley was cut by water is unknown. Today it is dry, has dust-covered wind ripples on the floor of the innermost channel, and small craters have formed here and there on the valley terrain. This picture covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is illuminated by sunlight from the left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-11-10