PIA07271: Layers in Sulci Gordii
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows detailed layered rock features, mantled by fine dust, in the Sulci Gordii ridged region east of Olympus Mons 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:  640 x 1076 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-966  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07271.tif (615.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07271.jpg (67.45 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

9 January 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows detailed layered rock features, mantled by fine dust, in the Sulci Gordii ridged region east of Olympus Mons. The scene is located near 21.9°N, 124.3°W. The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across, and is illuminated by sunlight from the left.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-09