PIA03587: Crater in Arabia


Crater in Arabia

Caption:

21 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.

Location near : 12.7°N, 319.1°W
Image width : width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : lower left
Season : Northern 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 Crater, Dust, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-11-21
Date in Caption 2005-11-21
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03587
Identifier PIA03587