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West Candor Layers
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Caption:
7 March 2004
West Candor Chasma, one of the wide troughs of the great Valles Marineris canyon system, exhibits some of the most spectacular, varied, and extensive layered rock outcrops on Mars. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows some of the layers of sedimentary rock exposed in west Candor Chasma near 5.9°S, 75.6°W. The picture covers an area approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide; sunlight illuminates the scene from the left/lower left.
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 | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-03-07 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-03-07 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05533 | |
| Identifier | PIA05533 | |
