PIA04867: Ius Chasma Layers
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
 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:  838 x 1257 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04867.tif (992.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04867.jpg (132.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-542, 12 November 2003

Outcrops of layered rock abound in the "grand canyon of Mars," the Valles Marineris. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image provides an example from the upper northeast wall of Ius Chasma. This picture is located near 7.7°S, 76.1°W. The picture is 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and illuminated by sunlight from the lower right.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2003-11-12