PIA07352: Sedimentary Rock in Candor


Sedimentary Rock in Candor

Caption:

11 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dozens of light- and a few dark-toned sedimentary rock layers exposed by faulting and erosion in western Candor Chasma, part of the vast Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near : 6.5°S, 77.0°W <br .=""/> Image width : ~~3.0 km (~1.9 mi) <br .=""/> Illumination from : upper left <br .=""/> Season : Southern Autumn <br .=""/>

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 2005-02-08
Date in Caption 2005-02-11
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07352
Identifier PIA07352