Young Lava Flows
Caption:
Map Projected Browse Image
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The map is projected here at a scale of 50 centimeters (19.7 inches) per pixel.
[The original image scale is 55.0 centimeters (21.7 inches) per pixel (with 2 x
2 binning); objects on the order of 165 centimeters (64.9 inches) across are resolved.] North is up.
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This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows remarkably
young lava flows in Elysium Planitia
. There are almost no impact craters over this flow, indicating that it is probably only a few million years old -- practically an infant in geologic time.
Background Info:
The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates HiRISE, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
Cataloging Keywords:
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Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) |
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Instrument Host |
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Color, Crater, Impact, Map |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2018-04-16 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22432 |
Identifier |
PIA22432 |