Red Rover Science Team Caption: "This picture is located in the equatorial region of Mars. In the bottom right there are valley-like formations present. This picture suggests that there are layers of sediment which could have been deposited by water flowing through this valley."

The picture is a portion of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) narrow angle image E01-00870. The picture, acquired February 14, 2001, is located at 5.2°S, 227.3°W, and is illuminated from the upper left. The high resolution image covers an area 3 km by 9 km (1.9 mi by 5.6 mi) at 3.7 meters (12 feet) per pixel.

Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems