Facts About Mars

The Mars Global Surveyor took thousands of picture of Mars. These pictures were used to identify landing sites for the rovers Opportunity and Spirit. The Mars Global Surveyor is the most successful orbiter by far and provided great details of the Martian surface, weather patterns, atmosphere, water trails etc…

Here are some of the many pictures that the Mars Global Surveyor took.

CHANNELS & VALLEYS

Called Rippley Channel, probably because of its rippled shape.

Inverted Channels

Collapse Features

Ascreaus Mons Summit

Arnus Vallis

DUST STORMS

Closing Window

Dust-Raising

Noachis Dust Storm

Syria/Claritas Dust storm

North Pole Dust storm

Autumn Dust Storm

CRATERS

Impact crater in Arabia Terra

Northern Pancake

Syrtis Platin

Acidalia Plain

Gullied Crater

MOONS of MARS

Deimos

Phobos

Boulders on Phobos

GULLIES

New deposits seen on this gully

Gully in autumn

Crater with gullies

SAND DUNES

Sandy Dunes

Dunes of Wirtz

Archangels Dunes

Autumn Dunes

Defrosty Dunes

Pictures Courtesy of: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems