PIA08638: Northern Gullies
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a group of gullies formed on the equator-facing wall of a north mid-latitude crater. Gullies such as these might have formed from the erosive forces of liquid water.
 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:  1672 x 2520 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1543  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08638.tif (4.219 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08638.jpg (716.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

3 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a group of gullies formed on the equator-facing wall of a north mid-latitude crater. Gullies such as these might have formed from the erosive forces of liquid water.

Location near: 49.4°N, 56.1°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-08-03