PIA08554: Inverted Channels
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows sinuous ridges and other landforms exposed by erosion in the Aeolis region of 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:  627 x 1822 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1502  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08554.tif (1.144 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08554.jpg (139.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

23 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows sinuous ridges and other landforms exposed by erosion in the Aeolis region of Mars. The ridges in this scene indicate the locations of ancient channels in a fan of sediment deposited in this region. Over time, wind erosion has removed surrounding materials and left the channels, which had been filled by sediment, standing as ridges.

Location near: 4.5°S, 205.2°W
Image width: ~2 km (~1.2 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-06-23