PIA03093: Ridges Down South
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey
 Spacecraft:  2001 Mars Odyssey
 Instrument:  THEMIS
 Product Size:  1109 x 3085 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Arizona State University
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03093.tif (3.425 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03093.jpg (322.5 kB)

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Context image for PIA03093 Southern Spots
Context image for PIA03093
Southern Spots

This image shows part of an area just off the margin of the south polar cap. The bright and dark markings are identical to some seen on the cap, telling us that ice is located at the surface. The unusual branching ridges in the center of the image are of unknown origin.

Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 80.3S, Longitude 56.6E. 17 meter/pixel resolution.

Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Addition Date:
2005-11-04