PIA07034: Autumn Dust Storm
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of a small dust storm that occurred during early southern autumn in April 2004 on the floor of a crater on 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:  672 x 1008 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-903  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07034.tif (631.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07034.jpg (45.38 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

7 November 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a ~3.7 m/pixel (~12 ft/pixel) view of a portion of a small dust storm that occurred during early southern autumn in April 2004. The image is located on the floor of a crater near 57.8°S, 271.0°W. 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:
2004-11-07