PIA00165: MC-5 Ismenius Lacus Region
Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-5 quadrangle, Ismenius Lacus 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:  6994 x 5029 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  U.S. Geological Survey 
 Producer ID:  P44249  
 Addition Date:  1998-06-04 
 Primary Data Set:  Viking EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA00165.tif (48.93 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA00165.jpg (2.888 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-5 quadrangle, Ismenius Lacus region of Mars. Heavily cratered highlands of the southern part are separated from the relatively smooth plains of the northern part by a belt of dissected terrain, containing mesas and buttes. Latitude range 30 to 65 degrees, longitude range -60 to 0 degrees.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS

Image Addition Date:
1998-06-04