PIA07884: Collapse Pits
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
 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 803 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1071  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07884.tif (411.8 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07884.jpg (57.31 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

24 April 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a large and several small pits formed by collapse along the trend of a fault system in the Uranius Fossae region of Mars. Running diagonal from middle-right toward lower left is a trough that intersects the pit. The trough is a typical graben formed by faulting as the upper crust of Mars split and pulled apart at this location. The opening of the graben also led to formation of the collapse pits.

Location near: 26.2°N, 88.7°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:
2005-04-24