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Lonely Butte

Sept. 14, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a lonely, light-toned butte composed of sedimentary rock in northern Sinus Meridiani on Mars.

14 September 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a lonely, light-toned butte composed of sedimentary rock in northern Sinus Meridiani. The dark landscape that surrounds the butte was once covered by the same rocks that make up this lonely remnant.

Location near: 2.5°N, 4.2°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn

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