The image and its caption should not be referenced in the scientific literature. Full data releases to the scientific community are scheduled by the Mars Global Surveyor Project and NASA Planetary Data System. Typically, data will be released after a 6 month calibration and validation period. Click Here for more information on MGS data release and archiving plans. In this mosaic, light areas are covered with early, seasonal frosts.
North is to the top, illumination is from the upper right.
Unnamed crater seen in MOC image 7707. North is toward the top of this image and the illumination is from upper right. Box shows location of the MOC image. Sun illumination is from the lower left. Despite evidence of catastrophic floods and integrated valley networks on Mars, unequivocal evidence of ponding has been difficult, if not impossible, to find.