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Butte-ification
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Caption:
8 July 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layered, light-toned exposures of probable sedimentary rock in Iani Chaos. Near the right (east) edge of the scene are relatively small, remnant buttes and mesas composed of the light-toned rock which makes up the large plateau on the west edge of the image.
Location near
: 1.6°S, 18.4°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Autumn
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 | Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-07-08 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-07-08 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08581 | |
| Identifier | PIA08581 | |
