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PIA03816: Surface Composition Differences in Martian Canyon
Color differences in this daytime infrared image taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft represent differences in the mineral composition of the rocks, sediments and dust on the surface.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey 
 Spacecraft:  2001 Mars Odyssey
 Instrument:  THEMIS 
 Product Size:  289 x 1751 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Arizona State University 
 Producer ID:  20020529B  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03816.tif (1.52 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03816.jpg (185.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:


(Released 29 May 2002)
Color differences in this daytime infrared image taken by the camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft represent differences in the mineral composition of the rocks, sediments and dust on the surface. The image shows a portion of a canyon named Candor Chasma within the great Valles Marineris system of canyons, at approximately 5 degrees south latitude, 285 degrees east (75 degrees west) longitude. The area shown is approximately 30 by 175 kilometers (19 by 110 miles). The image combines exposures taken by Odyssey's thermal emission imaging system at three different wavelengths of infrared light: 6.3 microns, 7.4 microns and 8.7 microns.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Arizona State University

Image Addition Date:
2003-04-09