Northern Plains

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The northern plains of Mars contain an abundance of different textures and appearances. This region contains mounds separated by channels with an unusual floor pattern. Just how this texture formed is unknown.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V27693010 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
69.9605
55.9297
27693
2008-03-12 06:08
Thu, 2009-02-19
VIS
1024 pixels (20 km)
3648 pixels (72 km)
0.019759 km/pixel
0.019903 km/pixel

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