PIA07821: Hephaestus Troughs
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows two troughs in the Hephaestus Fossae region of Mars surrounded by heavily cratered terrain.
 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 2009 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1053  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07821.tif (1.261 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07821.jpg (300.5 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

6 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows two troughs in the Hephaestus Fossae region surrounded by heavily cratered terrain.

Location near: 22.7°N, 239.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-04-06