Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Wind-Eroded Terrain
Original Caption Released with Image:
17 September 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a wind-eroded terrain. The ridges that cut across the scene from the lower right toward upper left (southeast to northwest) are classic yardangs, a landform created by wind erosion. These are located in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars.

Location near: 5.5°N, 159.0°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By:
Malin Space Science Systems
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size:
672 samples x 1410 lines
Producer ID:
MOC2-1217
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Surveyor
facet_what:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what:
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
17 September 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
Image #:
PIA03003
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03003
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Wind-Eroded Terrain