Dust Event

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Caption:

25 May 2004
From time to time, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) catches--in action-an afternoon dust storm, dust devil, or other dust-raising event. The dust-raising event shown here, probably the result of a sudden strong gust of wind, occurred in November 2003 in a crater located near 57.5°S, 60.6°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left, so the dark area below the dust plume is its shadow. The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across.

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	Atmosphere, Crater, Dust, Grayscale, Plume, Shadow, Storm
Acquisition Date
Release Date	2004-05-25
Date in Caption	2004-05-25
Image Credit	NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05995
Identifier	PIA05995