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PIA08634: On a Pedestal
This MOC image shows a pedestal crater in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars
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: 836 samples x 2160 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-1539
Full-Res TIFF: PIA08634.tif (1.808 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA08634.jpg (273.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

30 July 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a pedestal crater in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars. The rocky ejecta from this crater protected the underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the crater standing high above the surrounding plains.

Location near: 11.9°N, 156.5°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Spring


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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