Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Yesterday the Mars Global Surveyor project released a new close-up image of a portion of the Cydonia region on Mars. Such complex looking landforms in the Cydonia region are thought to be the result of erosion and weathering of ancient crust by Martian winds, frost, and possibly surface water . Mars Global Surveyor is scheduled to take other images of the Cydonia region and the Mars Pathfinder and Viking landing sites this month.
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