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Old Crater Bottom
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Caption:
14 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a circular mesa that is the remains of an old crater bottom. The crater was mostly washed away by floods that poured from the southeast (lower right) toward the northwest (upper left) in the Mangala Valles system.
Location near
: 16.4°S, 150.3°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Spring
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, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-05-14 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-05-14 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07947 | |
| Identifier | PIA07947 | |
