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Lyot Crater in Winter
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Caption:
19 January 2004
This somewhat oblique Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) red wide angle view of Lyot Crater and the mesas of the Deuteronilus Mensae was acquired in January 2004 on the day after the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, landed in Gusev Crater on the other side of the planet. It is winter in the northern hemisphere of Mars, and winter for Lyot Crater means clouds. The brighter features in the atmosphere above the surface in this image are clouds. Lyot Crater is about 236 km (~147 mi.) in diameter. The center of this image is near 48.5°N, 331.0°W, and is illuminated from the lower left.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | Spirit (MER-A) |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Rover |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Crater, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-01-19 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-01-19 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05244 | |
| Identifier | PIA05244 | |
