JavaScript is required
JPL Logo
Image

Mars at Ls 306°: Syrtis Major

Oct. 18, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the Syrtis Major face of Mars in mid-October 2005.

18 October 2005
This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired at Ls 306° during a previous Mars year. This month, Mars looks similar, as Ls 306° occurs in mid-October 2005. The picture shows the Syrtis Major face of Mars. Over the course of the month, additional faces of Mars as it appears at this time of year are being posted for MOC Picture of the Day. Ls, solar longitude, is a measure of the time of year on Mars. Mars travels 360° around the Sun in 1 Mars year. The year begins at Ls 0°, the start of northern spring and southern autumn.

Season: Northern Winter/Southern Summer

Keep Exploring