Tharsis and Marineris
Caption:
This image is extracted from the global view shown in Slide #1. It features the Tharsis volcanoes (mostly covered by bluish-white water ice clouds) and the Valles Marineris trough system (to the right). This is a mosaic of global color images obtained on a single martian day in April 1999.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
Mariner |
Instrument Host |
Mars Global Surveyor |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
Flyby Spacecraft |
Instrument |
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Color, Volcano, Water |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2000-06-01 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/MSSS |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02079 |
Identifier |
PIA02079 |