PIA06964: Arsinoes Chaos Landforms
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows light-toned rock outcrops, possibly sedimentary rocks, in the Arsinoes Chaos region east of the Valles Marineris trough system. These rocky materials were once below the martian surface.
 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:  512 x 1313 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-888  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06964.tif (650.5 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06964.jpg (98.17 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

23 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned rock outcrops, possibly sedimentary rocks, in the Arsinoes Chaos region east of the Valles Marineris trough system. These rocky materials were once below the martian surface. These features are located near 7.2°S, 27.9°W. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2004-10-23