South Polar Layer Remnants
Caption:
24 February 2004
The thin, dark, angular mesas in depressions in this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image are remnants of a layer of material that has been largely stripped away from the region. The picture is located in the south polar region near 78.1°S, 272.2°W. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper left; the picture covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
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Instrument Host |
Mars Global Surveyor |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-02-24 |
Date in Caption |
2004-02-24 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05443 |
Identifier |
PIA05443 |