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Crater in Arabia

Nov. 21, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra on Mars. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.

21 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a dust-mantled crater in central Arabia Terra. Light and dark slope streaks have formed on the crater walls, as dry dust has slid down the slopes.

Location near: 12.7°N, 319.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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