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Flow Front and Crater
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Caption:
5 June 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an impact crater in the volcanic Tharsis region of Mars. The margins of a lava flow are seen to the north (above) the crater.
Location near
: 22.2°N, 114.2°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi
Illumination from
: lower left
Season
: Northern Autumn
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, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-06-06 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-06-05 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03927 | |
| Identifier | PIA03927 | |
