PIA13949: Ius Chasma Mega Gullies


Ius Chasma Mega Gullies

Caption:

Context image for PIA13949
Context image

This VIS image shows parts of two giant gully that are located on the southern side of Ius Chasma. Ius Chasma has the largest number of mega gullies of any of the chasmata that make up Valles Marineris.

Orbit Number: 40700 Latitude: -8.15228 Longitude: 275.347 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2011-02-16 12:12

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 2011-03-30
Date in Caption 2011-02-16
Image Credit NASA/JPL/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13949
Identifier PIA13949