4 March 2005
In honor of Giovanni V. Schiaparelli's 170th birthday, we present this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image showing light-toned dust devil streaks on the southern floor of Schiaparelli Crater.
Location near
: 5.3°S, 343.3°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Autumn
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 | 2005-03-04 | |
Date in Caption | 2005-03-04 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07426 | |
Identifier | PIA07426 |