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Diced Remnant
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Caption:
5 June 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows blocky remnants of a material that was once more laterally extensive on the floor of an impact crater located northwest of Herschel Crater on Mars. Large ripples of windblown sediment have accumulated around and between the blocks.
Location near
: 8.6°S, 236.3°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, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-06-05 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-06-05 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08512 | |
| Identifier | PIA08512 | |
