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Mesa in Capri Chasma

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows
PIA05529
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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2 March 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) narrow angle picture shows light-toned, sedimentary rock outcrops forming the walls of a dark-topped mesa in Capri Chasma. Capri Chasma is at the east end of the vast Valles Marineris trough system. This image is located near 12.8°S, 48.1°W. This view covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and is illuminated by sunlight from the lower left.