PIA07826: Olympus Flows
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows channels carved into the plains mantled with dust southeast of the large volcano, Olympus Mons 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:  549 x 1056 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1054  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07826.tif (524.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07826.jpg (73.2 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

7 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows channels carved into the plains southeast of the large volcano, Olympus Mons. The fluid that created these landforms flowed from upper right toward the lower left, but its nature is unknown. Today, the entire scene is mantled with dust.

Location near: 16.0°N, 129.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-04-08