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PIA02998: Mariner 9 views Canyon System emerging from Martian Dust Storm

This image from NASA's Mariner 9 taken in 1971 is a view of a canyon system emerging from the Martian dust storm.

Target Name:	Mars
Is a satellite of:	Sol (our sun)
Mission:	Mariner Mars 1971 (Mariner 9)
Spacecraft:	Mariner 9
Product Size:	7278 x 3159 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Producer ID:	211-4654
Addition Date:	2000-11-22
Primary Data Set:	MARINER71_PAGE
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA02998.tif (16.73 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA02998.jpg (2.845 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

View of canyon system emerging from the Martian dust storm.

Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. The spacecraft was designed to continue the atmospheric studies begun by Mariners 6 and 7, and to map over 70% of the Martian surface from the lowest altitude (1500 kilometers [900 miles]) and at the highest resolutions (1 kilometer per pixel to 100 meters per pixel) of any previous Mars mission.

Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971 and arrived on November 14, 1971.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:

2000-11-22