PIA06729: Outcrop in Iani
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a light-toned butte composed of layered, sedimentary rock in the Iani Chaos region of Mars.
 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:  836 x 1254 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-801  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06729.tif (1.05 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06729.jpg (193.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 July 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a light-toned butte composed of layered, sedimentary rock in the Iani Chaos region of Mars. It is located near 1.6°S, 18.2°W. The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide, and is illuminated by sunlight from the left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-07-28