Crater in Arabia
Caption:
28 October 2004
This high resolution Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a small meteor impact crater with bouldery ejecta in the Arabia Terra region of Mars. The image is located near 11.9°N, 342.2°W. The 300 meter scale bar is about 328 yards long. Sunlight illuminates the scene 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 |
2004-10-28 |
Date in Caption |
2004-10-28 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06974 |
Identifier |
PIA06974 |