PIA10133: Southwest Candor Chasma and Surroundings


Southwest Candor Chasma and Surroundings

Caption:

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Annotated Version

This view, covering an area approximately 580 kilometers (360 miles) wide, includes the southwestern portion of Mars's Candor Chasma, part of the large canyon system named Valles Marineris.

The image is excerpted from a larger image (available at http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20041008A ) based on observations by the Thermal Emission Imaging System camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.

The annotated version shows the location of a study area within Mars' Candor Chasma within regional context.

Rock layers in the indicated study area have been observed by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Illumination is from the left, and north is up.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission 2001 Mars Odyssey Mariner, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Host Type Orbiter Flyby Spacecraft
Instrument Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2007-12-11
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10133
Identifier PIA10133