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East Arabia Layers
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Caption:
6 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows eroded layered material in eastern Arabia Terra. The darkest material in this image forms a couple of mesas of ancient layered rock. Eastern Arabia is one of several regions on Mars that have been eroded in such a way as to provide clues about the nature of the layered upper crust of Mars. The image is located near 25.0°N, 302.4°W, and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower 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 | Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-03-06 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-03-06 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05532 | |
| Identifier | PIA05532 | |
