Mars at L s 107°: Elysium/Mare Cimmerium

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Caption:

26 September 2006
This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired at L _s 107° during a previous Mars year. This month, Mars looks similar, as L _s 107° occurred in mid-September 2006. The picture shows the Elysium/Mare Cimmerium 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. L _s , 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 L _s 0°, the start of northern spring and southern autumn.

Season : Northern Summer/Southern Winter

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
Acquisition Date
Release Date	2006-09-26
Date in Caption	2006-09-26
Image Credit	NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08797
Identifier	PIA08797