Twelve orbits a day provide the MOC wide angle cameras a global "snapshot" of weather patterns across the planet. Here, bluish-white water ice clouds hang above the Tharsis volcanoes. The map is a mosaic of 24 images taken on a single northern summer day in April 1999.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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, Map, Volcano, Water | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2000-06-01 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/MSSS | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02066 | |
Identifier | PIA02066 |