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Caption:
21 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an unconformity in an exposure of north polar layered material, at which older layers were cut-off and eroded before a new suite of layers was deposited above them. The terrain in the entire scene was covered by a thin frost of frozen carbon dioxide at the time this picture was acquired in June 2006.
Location near
: 86.1°N, 208.5°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: lower left
Season
: Northern Spring
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 | 2006-08-21 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-08-21 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08677 | |
| Identifier | PIA08677 | |
