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Layered Rock in West Candor
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Caption:
11 March 2004
West Candor Chasma, one of the troughs of the vast Valles Marineris system, presents some of the largest areas covered by outcrops of light-toned, layered rock on Mars. This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an example located in west Candor near 6.1°S, 76.7°W. Hundreds of layers are exposed in this area. The dark ripples are believed to be just that--dark patches of windblown sediment shaped into rippled forms. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left; the high resolution image covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.
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 | 2004-03-11 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-03-11 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05537 | |
| Identifier | PIA05537 | |
