PIA07991: Looking Into a Trough
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a high resolution view of the floor and walls of a trough located west of the Elysium Mons volcano on Mars. The trough cuts through layered and dust-mantled rock.
 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:  1463 x 1978 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1102  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07991.tif (2.897 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07991.jpg (284.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

25 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a high resolution view of the floor and walls of a trough located west of the Elysium Mons volcano. The trough cuts through layered and dust-mantled rock. Large boulders and windblown ripples, mostly covered with a blanket of dust, can be seen on the trough floor.

Location near: 21.2°N, 222.4°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:
2005-05-25