Outcrop in Iani

Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ July 28, 2004

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a light-toned butte composed of layered, sedimentary rock in the Iani Chaos region of Mars.

28 July 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a light-toned butte composed of layered, sedimentary rock in the Iani Chaos region of Mars. It is located near 1.6°S, 18.2°W. The picture covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide, and is illuminated by sunlight from the left.

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Mars

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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter

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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)

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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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