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PIA08800: Autumn Gullies
This MOC image shows gullies and cracked and stressed gully apron deposits in a south mid-latitude crater. Gullies can also be seen in the deep shadow on the north wall of the crater
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Instrument: Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size: 601 samples x 1497 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-1600
Full-Res TIFF: PIA08800.tif (900.9 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA08800.jpg (120.4 kB)

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29 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows gullies and cracked and stressed gully apron deposits in a south mid-latitude crater. Gullies can also be seen in the deep shadow on the north wall of the crater. These gullies might have formed by the erosive action of liquid water, sometime in the not-too-distant martian past.

Location near: 36.7°S, 206.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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