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Ganges Quagmire

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.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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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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