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Mars Thermal Inertia
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Caption:
This image shows the global thermal inertia of the Martian surface as measured by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor. The data were acquired during the first 5000 orbits of the MGS mapping mission. The pattern of inertia variations observed by TES agrees well with the thermal inertia maps made by the Viking Infrared Thermal Mapper experiment, but the TES data shown here are at significantly higher spatial resolution (15 km versus 60 km).
Background Info:
The TES instrument was built by Santa Barbara Remote Sensing and is operated by Philip R. Christensen, of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | Viking |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Infrared, Thermal | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2001-01-17 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02818 | |
| Identifier | PIA02818 | |
