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Polar Pit
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Caption:
9 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the gullied wall of a pit in the south polar region of Mars. The dark area is a patch of windblown and wind-eroded sand.
Location near
: 71.4°S, 357.7°W
Image width
: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Summer
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 | 2005-12-09 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-12-09 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03628 | |
| Identifier | PIA03628 | |
