PIA02184: Isidis Plains


Isidis Plains

Caption:

17 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a surface in Isidis Planitia, littered with degraded impact craters. Windblown ripples of various sizes and shapes are prevalent throughout the scene as well, producing wave-like patterns on the floors of some of the larger impact craters.

Location near : 16.8°N, 266.4°W
Image width : ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : lower left
Season : Northern Winter

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Instrument Host Mars Global Surveyor
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale, Impact
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2006-02-17
Date in Caption 2006-02-17
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02184
Identifier PIA02184