The channels in this VIS image are located between Ares Vallis, a large channel, and Siinka Vallis, a much smaller channel.
Orbit Number: 46289 Latitude: 9.63724 Longitude: 332.292 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2012-05-21 16:00
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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.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | 2001 Mars Odyssey | |
Instrument Host | Mars Odyssey | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Thermal | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2012-08-21 | |
Date in Caption | 2012-05-21 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15926 | |
Identifier | PIA15926 |