PIA08665: Bright Iani
 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:  2048 x 3088 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1549
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08665.tif (6.331 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08665.jpg (1.055 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

9 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a knob of light-toned, layered rock exposed by erosion in the Iani Chaos region of Mars. Owing to its similarity to other light-toned rock outcrops on Mars, this may be a remnant of a once more extensive sedimentary rock formation.

Location near: 1.6°S, 18.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-08-09