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PIA04881: Rocks Exposed on Slope in Aram Chaos

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a vista of sedimentary rocks outcropping on a slope in Aram Chaos on Mars. Dark piles of coarse talus have come down the slopes as these materials continue to erode over time.

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:	1830 x 1585 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	Malin Space Science Systems
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA04881.tif (2.904 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA04881.jpg (513.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-550, 20 November 2003

This spectacular vista of sedimentary rocks outcropping on a slope in Aram Chaos was acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on 14 November 2003. Dark piles of coarse talus have come down the slopes as these materials continue to erode over time. Note that there are no small meteor impact craters in this image, indicating that erosion of these outcrops has been recent, if not on-going. This area is located near 2.8°S, 20.5°W. The 200 meter scale bar is about 656 feet across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower right.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:

2003-11-21