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Ganges Quagmire

Sept. 27, 2006
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows dark-toned, windblown sands and ripples, surrounding a light-toned hill, interpreted to be sedimentary rock, in Ganges Chasma, part of the giant Valles Marineris trough system on Mars.

27 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark-toned, windblown sands and ripples, surrounding a light-toned hill, interpreted to be sedimentary rock, in Ganges Chasma. Ganges Chasma is part of the giant Valles Marineris trough system on Mars.

Location near: 8.6°S, 46.1°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper right
Season: Southern Autumn

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