PIA02016: Martian Temperatures Measured by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES). Isidis Planitia View
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Thermal Emission Spectrometer 
 Product Size:  300 x 300 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Arizona State University
 Producer ID:  MRPS94810 P50334
 Addition Date:  1999-05-06
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02016.tif (30.37 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02016.jpg (23.21 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows the nighttime (2AM) temperatures measured by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor wrapped on to a globe. The coldest temperatures (shown in purple) are -120C and the warmest temperatures (white) are -65C.

The view is centered on Isidis Planitia (15N, 270W), which is covered with warm material, indicating a sandy and rocky surface. The small, cold (blue) circular region to the right is the Elysium volcanoes, which are covered in dust that cools off rapidly at night. At this season the north polar region is in full sunlight as is relatively warm at night. It is winter in the southern hemisphere and the temperatures are extremely low(~-120C).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Addition Date:
1999-05-06