PIA06008: Rippled Valley Floor
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a ripple-covered valley floor in the Hyblaeus Fossae region on Mars. Winds blowing up and down the length of the valley have helped to concentrate windblown grains to form these large, megaripples.
 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:  1024 x 1854 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1215  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06008.tif (1.901 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06008.jpg (341.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

15 September 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a ripple-covered valley floor in the Hyblaeus Fossae region. Winds blowing up and down the length of the valley have helped to concentrate windblown grains to form these large, megaripples.

Location near: 26.3°N, 225.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-09-15