PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE   
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY   
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION   
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354 5011   
   
PHOTO CAPTION  
P-11331   
   
This cratered surface of Mars was photographed by Mariner 6's 
wide angle TV camera on July 30, 1969 at a range of 3,459 
kilometers (2,150 miles).  The area measures 901 kilometers (560 
miles) by 692 kilometers (430 miles) and is located southeast of 
Meridiani Sinus about 15 degrees below the equator.  The large 
crater at right is about 257 kilometers (160 miles) in diameter.   
   
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