MGS Approach Image - Syrtis Major Region
Credit: NASA/STScI/ESA · Download full size image
This image was acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on August 20, 1997, when MGS was 5.51 million kilometers (3.42 million miles) and 22 days from encounter. image shows the prominent dark feature Syrtis Major, believed to be a relatively dust-free area of bedrock outcrop and sand dunes. Posted on: 19 Mar, 2003
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