Description
9 April 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an eroded stack of layered material in a crater of the south polar region of Mars. The composition of the layers is not known; some speculate that they may contain a combination of dust and ice, or possibly ancient sedimentary rock.
Location near: 80.6°S, 230.4°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer
