PIA03639: Mars at Ls 341°: Acidalia/Mare Erythraeum


Mars at Ls 341°: Acidalia/Mare Erythraeum

Caption:

13 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a banded surface in Argyre Planitia, the second largest impact basin in the martian southern hemisphere. The bands are the erosional expression of layered, perhaps sedimentary, rock.

Season : Northern Winter/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 Color, Impact
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-12-13
Date in Caption 2005-12-13
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03639
Identifier PIA03639