PIA08090: Memnonia Texture


Memnonia Texture

Caption:

23 April 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows small ridges in the Memnonia region of Mars. The ridges or yardangs, as they are called, are formed by wind erosion of a material which is apparently more susceptible to modification by wind than other, probably stronger, materials in the scene. The large circular feature is the site of a nearly-filled, nearly-buried meteor impact crater.

Location near : 3.4°S, 153.0°W
Image width : ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : lower left
Season : Southern Summer

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, Impact
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2006-04-23
Date in Caption 2006-04-23
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08090
Identifier PIA08090