PIA02062: Observed Spectral Classes (TES)
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows surface, atmospheric dust, and atmospheric water-ice clouds have been observed as approximate spectral end-members as well as in combinations.
 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:  2100 x 3000 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Arizona State University 
 Addition Date:  1999-06-23 
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02062.tif (213.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02062.jpg (355.4 kB)  

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Surface, atmospheric dust, and atmospheric water-ice clouds have been observed as approximate spectral end-members as well as in combinations. Note the deep 15-micron line for atmospheric CO2 and the near 7 micron water vapor lines.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Addition Date:
1999-06-23