skip to navigation
|
Secondary Field
- Click the image above for a larger view
- Full-Res JPEG (1024 x 2220) (623.9 kB)
- Full-Res TIFF (1024 x 2220) (2.3 MB)
Caption:
26 January 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a field of secondary craters located on the plains north of Ares Vallis, roughly 30 or 35 kilometers (19-22 miles) northeast of the Mars Pathfinder landing site. These craters did not form directly by individual meteor impacts-they resulted from the impact of material ejected from a much larger meteor impact that occurred somewhere to the south of the region.
Location near
: 19.9°N, 33.3°W
Image 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) | Mars Pathfinder (MPF) |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Crater, Grayscale, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-01-26 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-01-26 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03697 | |
| Identifier | PIA03697 | |
