PIA05642: Crater in Elysium Planitia
 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:  672 x 1989 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-666
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05642.tif (1.338 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05642.jpg (280.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

15 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in northern Elysium Planitia near 31.3°N, 236.8°W. Layered rock is exposed in the upper crater walls. Light-toned ripples or small dunes can be seen in the crater, on its ejecta blanket, and on the surrounding plains. This February 2004 picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-03-15