MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-548, 18 November 2003

The south polar region of Mars exhibits thick exposures of layered sediment. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows an example of layers exposed on a slope. The image was obtained during southern summer in early November 2003. Sunlight illuminates the layers from the upper left; the lowest layers are at the top of the image; the slope goes up-hill toward the bottom. This area is located near 86.0°S, 182.4°W, and covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.