PIA15090: Mariner 9 View of Nirgal Vallis
This view of channels on Mars came from NASA's Mariner 9 orbiter. In 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mariner Mars 1971 (Mariner 9) 
 Spacecraft:  Mariner 9
 Product Size:  958 x 605 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA15090.tif (580.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA15090.jpg (138.9 kB)  

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This view of channels on Mars came from NASA's Mariner 9 orbiter. In 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Mars.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2011-11-21