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Tharsis Limb Cloud
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Caption:
Annotated image ofTharsis Limb Cloud
7 September 2005
This composite of red and blue Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired on 6 July 2005 shows an isolated water ice cloud extending more than 30 kilometers (more than 18 miles) above the martian surface. Clouds such as this are common in late spring over the terrain located southwest of the Arsia Mons volcano. Arsia Mons is the dark, oval feature near the limb, just to the left of the "T" in the "Tharsis Montes" label. The dark, nearly circular feature above the "S" in "Tharsis" is the volcano, Pavonis Mons, and the other dark circular feature, above and to the right of "s" in "Montes," is Ascraeus Mons. Illumination is from the left/lower left.
Season : Northern Autumn/Southern Spring
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 | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Mountain, Volcano, Water | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-09-07 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-07-06 | 2005-09-07 |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04285 | |
| Identifier | PIA04285 | |
