PIA07971: Tithonium Yardangs
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows yardangs formed by wind erosion of materials exposed on the floor of western Tithonium Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris system 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:  836 x 1242 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1099  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07971.tif (1.04 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07971.jpg (222.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows yardangs formed by wind erosion of materials exposed on the floor of western Tithonium Chasma. The winds responsible for these landforms blew from the north/northeast (top/upper right). Tithonium Chasma is part of the Valles Marineris system.

Location near: 4.8°S, 89.5°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:
2005-05-22