PIA07971: Tithonium Yardangs


Tithonium Yardangs

Caption:

22 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows yardangs formed by wind erosion of materials exposed on the floor of western Tithonium Chasma. The winds responsible for these landforms blew from the north/northeast (top/upper right). Tithonium Chasma is part of the Valles Marineris system.

Location near : 4.8°S, 89.5°W
Image width : ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : upper left
Season : Southern Winter

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 2005-05-22
Date in Caption 2005-05-22
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07971
Identifier PIA07971