PIA08550: Skirted Mesa
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a portion of a mesa in eastern Candor Chasma 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:  1536 x 4450 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1500  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08550.tif (6.843 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08550.jpg (559.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

21 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a mesa in eastern Candor Chasma. The mesa appears to be composed of at least two different rock types based on the near-vertical appearance of the scarps which define the top portion of the mesa and the gentler slopes that extend down to where the base of the mesa meets the chasm floor. The uppermost rock unit is more resistant to erosion, and thus is harder.

Location near: 7.6°S, 65.5°W
Image width: ~2 km (~1.2 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-06-21