Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Orbiter Camera
Russell Dune Gullies
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-1085, 8 May 2005
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems |
| This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows gullies on a large slip face in the Russell Crater dune field. When the image was acquired, the dunes were still covered with seasonal frost. |
| Location near: 54.7°S, 347.0°W |
| Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi) |
| Illumination from: upper left |
| Season: Southern Winter |
Malin Space Science Systems and the California Institute of Technology built the MOC using spare hardware from the Mars Observer mission. MSSS operates the camera from its facilities in San Diego, California. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Surveyor Operations Project operates the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft with its industrial partner, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, from facilities in Pasadena, California and Denver, Colorado.
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