Landforms in East Candor

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Caption:

29 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows steep slopes of light-toned rock and dark windblown sand in eastern Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system. The rock is probably sedimentary. In a few places, rock has broken down and slid downslope to create a narrow chute and a pile of talus where the slope meets the adjacent dark, dune-covered plain. This image is located near 7.8°S, 64.9°W. The picture covers an area about 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)	Mariner
Instrument Host	Mars Global Surveyor
Host Type	Orbiter	Flyby Spacecraft
Instrument	Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Detector
Extra Keywords	Dune, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date	2004-10-29
Date in Caption	2004-10-29
Image Credit	NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06975
Identifier	PIA06975