PIA07937: Russell Dune Gullies
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows gullies on a large slip face in the Russell Crater dune field on Mars covered with seasonal frost.
 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:  1280 x 1696 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1085  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07937.tif (2.173 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07937.jpg (294.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

8 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows gullies on a large slip face in the Russell Crater dune field. When the image was acquired, the dunes were still covered with seasonal frost.

Location near: 54.7°S, 347.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Winter

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-08