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PIA10132: Global View of Mars Topography
Global View of Mars Topography
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Instrument: MOLA
Product Size: 2502 samples x 1320 lines
Produced By: JPL
Full-Res TIFF: PIA10132.tif (3.306 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA10132.jpg (791.3 kB)

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This global map of Mars is based on topographical information collected by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter. Illumination is from the upper right. The image width is approximately 18,000 kilometers (11,185 miles). Candor Chasma forms part of the large Martian canyon system named Valles Marineris. The location of Southwest Candor Chasma is indicated in the annotated version.

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