South Polar Wind Streak
Caption:
19 May 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small meteor impact crater, about 90 meters (~295 feet) in diameter, with a short, dark wind streak on its down-wind side. The crater is located atop south polar layered materials near 80.2°S, 210.4°W. The March 2004, early autumn picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) across and is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.
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 |
Crater, Grayscale, Impact |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-05-19 |
Date in Caption |
2004-05-19 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05969 |
Identifier |
PIA05969 |