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Curved and Pitted Ridge

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a curved, pitted ridge in Isidis Planitia on Mars. This feature may be a remnant of a once more-extensive layer of material that covered the present, cratered surface.
PIA03999
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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15 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a curved, pitted ridge in Isidis Planitia. This feature may be a remnant of a once more-extensive layer of material that covered the present, cratered surface.

Location near: 2217.4°N, 277.8°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn