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Bouldery Trough
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Caption:
22 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a 1.5 meters per pixel (~5 ft/pixel) view of the interior of a trough, formed by faulting, on the lower southwest flank of Biblis Patera, a volcano in the Tharsis region of Mars. Boulders tend to be most common in volcanic regions, attesting to the hardness of the volcanic rock. In this case, the boulders and surrounding terrain have been largely mantled with dust.
Location near
: 1.3°N, 124.9°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 | Dust, Grayscale, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-07-22 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-07-22 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04113 | |
| Identifier | PIA04113 | |
