Along the western flank of the Andes, 400 km SE of Lima Peru, erosion has
carved the mountain slopes into long, narrow serpentine ridges. The
gently-sloping sediments have been turned into a plate of worms wiggling
their way downhill to the ocean.
The image was acquired September 28, 2004, covers an area of 38 x 31.6 km,
and is located near 14.7 degrees south latitude, 74.5 degrees west
longitude.
The U.S. science team is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Science Mission
Directorate.
