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East Arabia Scene

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows mesas in northeastern Arabia Terra. This heavily-cratered region of Mars has been severely eroded, although very little evidence regarding the erosive processes has been preserved.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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23 October 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows mesas in northeastern Arabia Terra. This heavily-cratered region of Mars has been severely eroded, although very little evidence regarding the erosive processes has been preserved.

Location near: 26.9°N, 293.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Autumn