PIA03073: Flows in Kasei


Flows in Kasei

Caption:

28 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows flow materials-on the east/right side of the image-that have come in among a suite of sharp ridges and grooves on the floor of the vast Kasei Valles system. The ridges and grooves are much older and are believed to be the result of a giant, catastrophic flood. The flows might have been mud or lava that ran part way down the ancient valley at a later date.

Location near : 16.7°N, 76.5°W
Image width : 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
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-10-28
Date in Caption 2005-10-28
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03073
Identifier PIA03073