PIA07278: Layers in Candor
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows layered rocks, in some areas eroded by wind to form yardangs, in eastern Candor Chasma, one of the troughs of the Valles Marineris system 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 1423 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-973  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07278.tif (957.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07278.jpg (169.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

16 January 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layered rocks--in some areas eroded by wind to form yardangs--in eastern Candor Chasma, one of the troughs of the Valles Marineris system. The circular feature near the center of the image is a filled and partially-exhumed impact crater. The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left. These features are located near 8.1°S, 66.9°W.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-16