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Tharsis Volcanics
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Caption:
Context image
A volcanic vent has created a small construct (a volcano) in this region of Tharsis east of Arsia Mons.
Orbit Number: 47329 Latitude: -5.10435 Longitude: 247.335 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2012-08-15 04:37
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 | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Odyssey | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Mountain, Thermal, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2012-10-23 | |
| Date in Caption | 2012-08-15 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/ASU | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16330 | |
| Identifier | PIA16330 | |
