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East Cerberus
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Caption:
4 March 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a landscape in the eastern Cerberus region that was scoured by catastrophic floods, and later cut by a deep, dark-walled trough. The trough is radial to the Elysium volcanic region, and formed along faults in the bedrock.
Location near
: 15.7°N, 196.6°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 | Grayscale, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-03-04 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-03-04 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02691 | |
| Identifier | PIA02691 | |
