PIA18703: Ma'adim Vallis


Ma’adim Vallis

Caption:

Context image for PIA18703
Context image

This VIS image shows a portion of Ma'adim Vallis, which is a large channel that enters Gusev Crater from the south. Gusev Crater is the "home" of the MER rover named Spirit.

Orbit Number: 56128 Latitude: -18.5885 Longitude: 177.177 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2014-08-09 07:57

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 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Orbiter Rover
Instrument Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2014-09-08
Date in Caption 2014-08-09
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18703
Identifier PIA18703