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PIA08708: Polar Unconformity
This MOC image shows layered material exposed on a slope in the north polar region. An unconformity is visible in the middle/upper left of the image, where layers are abruptly truncated
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Product Size: 836 samples x 1978 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-1566
Full-Res TIFF: PIA08708.tif (1.656 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA08708.jpg (333.8 kB)

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26 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layered material exposed on a slope in the north polar region. An unconformity is visible in the middle/upper left of the image, where layers are abruptly truncated. Unconformities are indicators of drastic change in the region-the lower layers were deposited first, then eroded, then the upper layers were deposited.

Location near: 81.1°N, 75.2°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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