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Collection:
NASA Solarsystem Collection
title:
First Picture Clearly Showing Craters on Mars
description:
With a range of 13,600 km and a sun angle of 29 degrees from zenith, this Mariner 4 image was the first picture showing unambiguous craters on the surface of Mars. The area, 262 x 310 km, is a heavily cratered region south of Amazonis Planitia, centered at 14 S, 174 W. North is at about 11:00. (Mariner 4, frame 07B)

*Image Credit*: NASA
date:
07.15.1965
keywords:
Solar System Exploration
keywords:
SSE
keywords:
Space
keywords:
NASA
keywords:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
keywords:
JPL
keywords:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
keywords:
Planets
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mariner
facet_what:
Mariner 4
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
07-15-1965
facet_when_year:
1965
UID:
SPD-SLRSY-2028
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First Picture Clearly Showing Craters on Mars