PIA20780: Granicus Valles


Granicus Valles

Caption:

Context image for PIA20780
Context image

The channel in this VIS image is part of Granicus Valles. Granicus Valles is a large region of channels located west of the Elysium volcanic complex. These channels were likely created by the flow of volcanic lava rather than water.

Orbit Number: 63941 Latitude: 28.1892 Longitude: 130.739 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-05-13 17:14

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, Thermal, Volcano, Water
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2016-07-13
Date in Caption 2016-05-13
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20780
Identifier PIA20780