PIA13787: Noctis Labyrinthus


Noctis Labyrinthus

Caption:

Context image for PIA13787
Context image

Located at the westernmost end of Valles Marineris is the complexly fractured region called Noctis Labyrinthus. The canyon systems in Noctis Labyrinthus do not reach the depths of the chasma of Valles Marineris.

Orbit Number: 39752 Latitude: -4.90146 Longitude: 264.284 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2010-11-30 10:04

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 Mariner
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey
Host Type Orbiter Flyby Spacecraft
Instrument Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2011-01-17
Date in Caption 2010-11-30
Image Credit NASA/JPL/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13787
Identifier PIA13787