PIA08758: Mars Slide Show
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a landslide that occurred off of a steep slope in Tithonium Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system.
 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:  836 x 3756 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1586  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08758.tif (3.144 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08758.jpg (505.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

15 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a landslide that occurred off of a steep slope in Tithonium Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 4.8°S, 84.6°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:
2006-09-15