|
Collection:
|
|
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
|
|
Title:
|
|
Vivid Colors of the Viking Lander 1 Scene
Title
Vivid Colors of the Viking Lander 1 Scene
Title
|
|
Original Caption Released with Image:
|
|
Viking 1 obtained this color picture of the Martian surface and sky on July 24. Camera Number 1 facing southeast, captured part of the spacecraft's gray structure in the foreground. A bright orange cable leads to one of the descent rocket engines. Orange-red surface materials cover most of the surface, apparently forming a thin veneer over darker bedrock. A zone of large dark boulders is present in the far-field. The sky has a reddish cast, which is probably due to scattering and reflection from reddish sediment suspended in the lower atmosphere. This picture has been radiometrically calibrated, using information on camera performance acquired before launch. Although the colors are very vivid, the fidelity with which the bright orange cable is reproduced suggests that the intense colors of the Martian surface are, in fact, real.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Viking 1 obtained this color picture of the Martian surface and sky on July 24. Camera Number 1 facing southeast, captured part of the spacecraft's gray structure in the foreground. A bright orange cable leads to one of the descent rocket engines. Orange-red surface materials cover most of the surface, apparently forming a thin veneer over darker bedrock. A zone of large dark boulders is present in the far-field. The sky has a reddish cast, which is probably due to scattering and reflection from reddish sediment suspended in the lower atmosphere. This picture has been radiometrically calibrated, using information on camera performance acquired before launch. Although the colors are very vivid, the fidelity with which the bright orange cable is reproduced suggests that the intense colors of the Martian surface are, in fact, real.
Original Caption Released with Image
|
|
Addition Date:
|
|
1997-02-28
Addition_Date
1997-02-28
Addition Date
|
|
Produced By:
|
|
JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
|
|
Mission:
|
|
Viking
|
|
Spacecraft:
|
|
Viking Lander 1
Spacecraft
Viking Lander 1
Spacecraft
|
|
Target Name:
|
|
Mars
Target_Name
Mars
Target Name
|
|
Is a satellite of:
|
|
Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
|
|
Instrument:
|
|
Camera 1
Instrument
Camera 1
Instrument
|
|
Product Size:
|
|
270 samples x 512 lines
Product_Size
270 samples x 512 lines
Product Size
|
|
Primary Data Set:
|
|
Viking EDRs
Primary_Data_Set
Viking EDRs
Primary Data Set
|
|
Producer ID:
|
|
P17165
Producer_ID
P17165
Producer ID
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Viking
facet_what
Viking
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Camera 1
facet_what
Camera 1
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Viking Lander
facet_what
Viking Lander
facet_what
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
|
|
Image #:
|
|
PIA00564
|
|
UID:
|
|
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00564
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00564
UID
|
|
orignial url:
|
orignial_url
orignial url
|
