PIA19228: Russel Crater Dunes - IR


Russel Crater Dunes - IR

Caption:

Context image for PIA19228
Context image

In this infrared image of the dunes on the floor of Russell Crater, the dunes are brighter than the surround materials. This shows that the dunes are warmer than the nearby rocky material.

Latitude: -54.4765 Longitude: 13.0926 Instrument: IR Captured: 2015-01-21 17:09

Background Info:

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission 2001 Mars Odyssey
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Dune, Infrared, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2015-03-10
Date in Caption 2015-01-21
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19228
Identifier PIA19228