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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
P-21841 |
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| Date : |
05/18/1979
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Title
Ice on Mars Again
Full Description
This high resolution photo of the surface of Mars was taken by
Viking Lander 2 at its Utopia Planitia landing site on May 18, 1979, and
relayed to Earth by Orbiter 1 on June 7th. It shows a thin coating of
water ice on the rocks and soil. The time of the frost appearance
corresponds almost exactly with the build up of frost one Martian year
(23 Earth Months) ago.
Keywords
Mars Viking 1 Viking Lander Orbiter Martian Water Ice
Subject Category
Planet-Mars, Viking-Pathfinder-Sojourner,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
P-21841
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001706
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
.jpg |
89 |
41 |
6 |
Small |
.jpg |
630 |
291 |
153 |
Medium |
.jpg |
1477 |
682 |
688 |
Large |
.jpg |
2953 |
1364 |
3,221 |
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