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PIA08512: Diced Remnant
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows blocky remnants of a material that was once more laterally extensive on the floor of an impact crater located NW of Herschel Crater. Large ripples of windblown sediment have accumulated around and between the blocks.
 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:  1024 x 2148 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1484  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08512.tif (2.202 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08512.jpg (328.3 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

5 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows blocky remnants of a material that was once more laterally extensive on the floor of an impact crater located northwest of Herschel Crater on Mars. Large ripples of windblown sediment have accumulated around and between the blocks.

Location near: 8.6°S, 236.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-06-05