Water Ice Marked on Mars Globe (Illustration)
Caption:
Annotated Image
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The annotated area of Mars in this illustration holds near-surface water ice that would be easily accessible for astronauts to dig up. The water ice was identified as part of a map using data from NASA orbiters.
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 |
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Instrument Host |
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Host Type |
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Instrument |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Color, Map, Water |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2019-12-10 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23515 |
Identifier |
PIA23515 |