PIA00161: MC-1 Mare Boreum Region
Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-1 quadrangle, Mare Boreum region of Mars. This image is from NASA's Viking Orbiter 1.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Viking 
 Spacecraft:  Viking Orbiter 1
 Instrument:  Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A 
 Product Size:  6744 x 6744 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  U.S. Geological Survey 
 Producer ID:  P44251  
 Addition Date:  1998-06-04 
 Primary Data Set:  Viking EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA00161.tif (61.16 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA00161.jpg (2.778 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-1 quadrangle, Mare Boreum region of Mars. The central part is covered by a residual ice cap that is cut by spiral-patterned troughs exposing layered terrain. The cap is surrounded by broad flat plains and large dune fields. Latitude range 65 to 90, longitude range -180 to 180.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS

Image Addition Date:
1998-06-04