PIA02061: Growth of a Dust Storm (TES)


Growth of a Dust Storm (TES)

Caption:

Variation of dust content with time shows the growth of a storm. Opacities range from 0.15 (violet) to 1.25 (red). Orbit 25 is 10-21-1997, orbit 51 is 11-27-1997, and orbit 53 is 11-30-1997.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Instrument Host Mars Global Surveyor
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Color, Dust, Storm
Acquisition Date
Release Date 1999-06-23
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02061
Identifier PIA02061