- Original Caption Released with Image:
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30 October 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image
shows an outcrop of light-toned, layered, sedimentary rock in Aureum
Chaos. The darker material, which includes ripples, is composed of
windblown sand and granules. This scene is located near 3.8°S, 26.2°W,
and covers an area roughly 7.7 km by 3 km (4.8 by 1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight
illuminates the terrain from the top/upper right. This southern autumn
image was acquired on 14 July 2006.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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