COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Record
Title:
Into the Void
Original Caption Released with Image:
17 May 2006 This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a chain of pits on a lava- and dust-covered plain northwest of Tharsis Tholus -- one of the many volcanic constructs in the Tharsis region of Mars. Pit chains, such as this one, are associated with the collapse of surface materials into subsurface voids formed by faulting and expansion -- or extension -- of the bedrock. Location near: 16.4°N, 92.6°W Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi) Illumination from: lower left Season: Northern Winter
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By:
Malin Space Science Systems
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size:
1024 samples x 1512 lines
Producer ID:
MOC2-1465
facet_what:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
17 May 2006
facet_when_year:
2006
Image #:
PIA08469
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA08469
