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Chain of Pits
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Caption:
8 June 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a chain of pits associated with dust-covered lava flows in northern Tharsis. The pits formed along a fault; some of the flows may have erupted along this same fault.
Location near
: 23.4°N, 110.6°W
Image 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 | Dust, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-06-08 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-06-08 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03930 | |
| Identifier | PIA03930 | |
