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Bits and Pieces

Aug. 19, 2006
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the contact between an area of light-toned rock and an expanse of darker-toned materials on the floor of Coprates Chasma on Mars.

19 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the contact between an area of light-toned rock and an expanse of darker-toned materials on the floor of Coprates Chasma. Remnants -- bits and pieces -- of the light-toned material are scattered throughout the scene, indicating that this material once covered everything in this area. Coprates is one of several chasms that comprise the giant Valles Marineris trough system.

Location near: 13.2°S, 61.8°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn

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