PIA06884: Valley Segment
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a small segment of a martian valley on Mars. The valley floor is covered by a plethora of large, windblown ripples.
 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 2084 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-860  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06884.tif (1.402 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06884.jpg (324.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 September 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small segment of a martian valley located near 0.5°N, 246.4°W. The valley floor is covered by a plethora of large, windblown ripples. The image covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) across and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-09-25