PIA08105: Gullies Galore


Gullies Galore

Caption:

27 April 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an array of gullies in the north-northwest wall of a crater in Terra Cimmeria. These features may have been formed through the interaction of several processes including, but not limited to, mass wasting and/or seepage and runoff of groundwater.

Location near : 33.5°S, 207.2°W
Image width : ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : upper 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, Water
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2006-04-27
Date in Caption 2006-04-27
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08105
Identifier PIA08105