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HiRISE / MRO : ESP_021545_1660 "An Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks - Mars"
An Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks (Mars) From the HiRISE instrument.
Quote Source
"This image shows part of the central uplifted region of an impact crater more than 50 kilometres wide. That means that the bedrock has been raised from a depth of about 5 kilometres, exposing ancient materials."
Acquisition date
02 March 2011
Local Mars time
15:23
Latitude (centred)
-13.751°
Longitude (East)
113.430°
Spacecraft altitude
258.4 km (160.6 miles)
Original image scale range
59.6 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~179 cm across are resolved
Source data : uahirise.org/ESP_021545_1660
HiRISE / MRO : ESP_021545_1660 "An Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks - Mars"
An Oblique View of Uplifted Rocks (Mars) From the HiRISE instrument.
Quote Source
"This image shows part of the central uplifted region of an impact crater more than 50 kilometres wide. That means that the bedrock has been raised from a depth of about 5 kilometres, exposing ancient materials."
Acquisition date
02 March 2011
Local Mars time
15:23
Latitude (centred)
-13.751°
Longitude (East)
113.430°
Spacecraft altitude
258.4 km (160.6 miles)
Original image scale range
59.6 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~179 cm across are resolved
Source data : uahirise.org/ESP_021545_1660