PIA08770: West Candor Rocks
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows outcrops of light-toned, massively-bedded rock in western Candor Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris trough system 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:  2048 x 4272 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1593  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08770.tif (8.758 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08770.jpg (1.625 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

22 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows outcrops of light-toned, massively-bedded rock in western Candor Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 5.5°S, 73.8°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:
2006-09-22