PIA23734: Minio Vallis


Minio Vallis

Caption:

Context image for PIA23734
Context image

This VIS image shows part of Minio Vallis. Minio Vallis is just one of many channels that flow northward thru Terra Sirenum to empty into Amazonis Planitia. Minio Vallis is 88km long (55miles), and is located west of the much larger Mangala Valles.

Orbit Number: 79855 Latitude: -4.62787 Longitude: 208.183 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-12-15 13:52

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
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-02-27
Date in Caption 2019-12-15
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23734
Identifier PIA23734