Nili Patera in false color (THEMIS_IOTD_20171019)
This is a false color image of part of the Nili Patera dune field. High resolution imaging by other spacecraft has revealed that the dunes in this region are moving. Winds are blowing the dunes across a rough surface of regional volcanic lava flows. The paterae are calderas on the volcanic complex called Syrtis Major Planum. Dunes are found in both Nili and Meroe Paterae and in the region between the two calderas.
The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image.
This martian scene spans 18 x 65 kilometers (11 x 40 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, go to bit.ly/2zmV3r1
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.
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has spent over 15 years in orbit around Mars, circling the planet more than 69,000 times. It holds the record for longest working spacecraft at Mars. THEMIS, the IR/VIS camera system, has collected data for the entire mission and provides images covering all seasons and lighting conditions.
Over the years many features of interest have received repeated imaging, building up a suite of images covering the entire feature. From the deepest chasma to the tallest volcano, individual dunes inside craters and dune fields that encircle the north pole, channels carved by water and lava, and a variety of other feature, THEMIS has imaged them all.
For the next several months the image of the day will focus on the Tharsis volcanoes, the various chasmata of Valles Marineris, and the major dunes fields. We hope you enjoy these images!
Nili Patera in false color (THEMIS_IOTD_20171019)
This is a false color image of part of the Nili Patera dune field. High resolution imaging by other spacecraft has revealed that the dunes in this region are moving. Winds are blowing the dunes across a rough surface of regional volcanic lava flows. The paterae are calderas on the volcanic complex called Syrtis Major Planum. Dunes are found in both Nili and Meroe Paterae and in the region between the two calderas.
The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image.
This martian scene spans 18 x 65 kilometers (11 x 40 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, go to bit.ly/2zmV3r1
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.
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has spent over 15 years in orbit around Mars, circling the planet more than 69,000 times. It holds the record for longest working spacecraft at Mars. THEMIS, the IR/VIS camera system, has collected data for the entire mission and provides images covering all seasons and lighting conditions.
Over the years many features of interest have received repeated imaging, building up a suite of images covering the entire feature. From the deepest chasma to the tallest volcano, individual dunes inside craters and dune fields that encircle the north pole, channels carved by water and lava, and a variety of other feature, THEMIS has imaged them all.
For the next several months the image of the day will focus on the Tharsis volcanoes, the various chasmata of Valles Marineris, and the major dunes fields. We hope you enjoy these images!