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Schiaparelli cPROTO
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Caption:
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image of layered sedimentary rock in a crater in northwestern Schiaparelli basin was acquired using the cPROTO technique described previously on 27 September 2004 . MOC cPROTO images provide rare glimpses of the martian surface at the highest resolution ever achieved from orbit--in this case, nearly 50 centimeters (~20 inches) per pixel. The finely-layered rock shown here, and the repeated nature of the layers in the rock, are clues that these sediments may have been deposited in an intracrater lake.
Location near : 0.2°S, 345.7°W <br .=""/> 150 m scale bar = ~164 yards <br .=""/> Illumination from : upper right <br .=""/> Season : Southern Summer <br .=""/>
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 | Crater, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-02-07 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-09-27 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07340 | |
| Identifier | PIA07340 | |
