Description
23 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows light-toned, layered, sedimentary rocks in a crater in the northwestern part of Schiaparelli basin. The repetition of these horizontal layers suggests the sediments could have been deposited in an ancient crater lake.
Location near: 0.3°S, 345.6°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Autumn
