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West Argyre

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows eroded bedrock among the mountains of western Argyre. Smooth on Mars, dark areas are patches of windblown sand.
PIA04164
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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22 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows details in eroded bedrock among the mountains of western Argyre. Smooth, dark areas are patches of windblown sand.

Location near: 48.0°S, 55.1°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer