PIA07352: Sedimentary Rock in Candor
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dozens of light- and a few dark-toned sedimentary rock layers exposed by faulting and erosion in western Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough 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:  627 x 1133 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-999  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07352.tif (711.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07352.jpg (173.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

11 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dozens of light- and a few dark-toned sedimentary rock layers exposed by faulting and erosion in western Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 6.5°S, 77.0°W
Image width: ~~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-08