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Melas Layers
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Caption:
10 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows complexly-eroded, layered, sedimentary rock outcrops in southern Melas Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system. These rocks were originally deposited as sediment, perhaps in water, long ago.
Location near
: 12.5°S, 73.3°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Spring
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | Mariner |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Water | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-07-10 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-07-10 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03993 | |
| Identifier | PIA03993 | |
