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Gusev Crater
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Caption:
Released April 11, 2003
The designated landing site for the first Mars Exploration Rover mission is Gusev Crater, seen here in its geological context from NASA Viking images.
Details of the Gusev Crater designated landing site are added with topographic information and higher-resolution imaging from instruments on the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey orbiters.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Viking | 2001 Mars Odyssey, Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
| Instrument Host | Viking 1 Orbiter | Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Rover |
| Instrument | Visual Imaging Subsystem | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2003-04-11 | |
| Date in Caption | 2003-04-11 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04274 | |
| Identifier | PIA04274 | |
