PIA05590: Ma'adim Vallis From the Top


Ma’adim Vallis From the Top

Caption:

This is a still from an animation showing the geography of Ma'adim Vallis, a valley or channel that enters Gusev Crater. The view of the crater is from the northwest, which is not the direction from which Spirit approached the crater as it landed.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission 2001 Mars Odyssey Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey Mars Global Surveyor
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-03-19
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05590
Identifier PIA05590