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High-resolution View of Gullies
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Caption:
12 January 2004
One goal of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) extended mission is to examine middle- and polar-latitude gullies at the highest resolutions available to MOC. This image, at 1.5 meters (5 feet) per pixel, shows several gullies carved into the material covering the wall of an old meteor impact crater near 46.7°S, 162.3°W. Large boulders that have come down the slopes are present among the gullies and their aprons. The image covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide; sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left.
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 | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-01-12 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-01-12 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05185 | |
| Identifier | PIA05185 | |
