PIA21006: Gusev Crater


Gusev Crater

Caption:

Context image for PIA21006
Context image

Today's VIS image shows part of the floor of Gusev Crater. Numerous dark linear markings were created by dust devil action. Gusev Crater is the "home" of the MER Spirit rover.

Orbit Number: 65212 Latitude: -14.4728 Longitude: 175.478 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-08-26 09:37

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 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, Dust, Grayscale, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2016-10-07
Date in Caption 2016-08-26
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21006
Identifier PIA21006