PIA03575: Tractus Catena Pits


Tractus Catena Pits

Caption:

3 December 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a trough formed of coalesced collapse pits in the Tractus Catena region of northern Tharsis, Mars.

Location near : 30.6°N, 99.3°W
Image width : width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : lower left
Season : Northern Winter

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 2005-12-03
Date in Caption 2005-12-03
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03575
Identifier PIA03575