| NASA Center: |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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| Image # : |
PIA01522 |
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| Date : |
11/23/1976
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Title
Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain
Full Description
The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly
two miles from Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Scientists believe the
colors of the Martian surface and sky in this photo represent their
true colors.
Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft surfaces. The
salmon color of the sky is caused by dust particles suspended in the
atmosphere. Color calibration charts for the cameras are mounted at
three locations on the spacecraft. Note the blue starfield and red
stripes of the flag. The circular structure at top is the high-gain
antenna, pointed toward Earth. Viking 2 landed September 3, 1976, some
4600 miles from its twin, Viking 1, which touched down on July 20.
Keywords
Mars Utopian Plain Viking Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL
Subject Category
Viking-Pathfinder-Sojourner, Planet-Mars,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JPL
- Center Number:
PIA01522
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000426
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
.jpg |
85 |
67 |
14 |
Small |
.jpg |
601 |
474 |
230 |
Medium |
.jpg |
1409 |
1112 |
970 |
Large |
.jpg |
2818 |
2224 |
2,857 |
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