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Patterned Plains
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Caption:
25 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the patterned ground of the cold, martian northern plains. The circular features are the sites of buried impact craters.
Location near
: 70.5°N, 340.6°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: lower right
Season
: Northern 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, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-09-25 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-09-25 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08796 | |
| Identifier | PIA08796 | |
