PIA07503: North Polar Layers
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows layered material of the north polar region of 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 2429 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1043  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07503.tif (1.433 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07503.jpg (214.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

27 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layered material of the north polar region.

Location near: 84.6°N, 225.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-03-27