Nilli Fossae possible future rover landing site (THEMIS_IOTD_20160907)
Today's false color image shows part of Nili Fossae. This fractured and faulted region is among the candidate landing sites for NASA's 2020 Mars rover.
The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These flase color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image.
This martian scene spans 19 x 68 kilometers (12 x 42 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, go to bit.ly/2clKkqr
See the Red Planet Report at bit.ly/14KXe4O for updates on Mars research and exploration. For more about Mars geology, check out the Mars-ePedia: bit.ly/1fnXbhw
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see bit.ly/1d6HA7o . To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see bit.ly/13YOfgm .
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.
Nilli Fossae possible future rover landing site (THEMIS_IOTD_20160907)
Today's false color image shows part of Nili Fossae. This fractured and faulted region is among the candidate landing sites for NASA's 2020 Mars rover.
The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These flase color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image.
This martian scene spans 19 x 68 kilometers (12 x 42 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, go to bit.ly/2clKkqr
See the Red Planet Report at bit.ly/14KXe4O for updates on Mars research and exploration. For more about Mars geology, check out the Mars-ePedia: bit.ly/1fnXbhw
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see bit.ly/1d6HA7o . To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see bit.ly/13YOfgm .
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.