PIA07362: Antoniadi's Floor
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows landforms on the floor of Antoniadi Crater on Mars. The circular features were once meteor impact craters that have been almost completely eroded away.
 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 998 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1004  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07362.tif (511.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07362.jpg (143.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

16 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows landforms on the floor of Antoniadi Crater. The circular features were once meteor impact craters that have been almost completely eroded away.

Location near: 21.6°N, 297.4°W
Image width: ~3.0 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-02-16