Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection Collection NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection Collection
Title:
Moon's North Pole Title Moon's North Pole Title
Original Caption Released with Image:
Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973, 12:45 am PST, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas/Centaur rocket (a reconditioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - ICBM). Within 12 hours of launch the twin cameras were turned on and several hundred pictures of both the Earth and the Moon were acquired over the following days. In this unusual view eastern Mare Frigor is near the center of the disc, while Mare Crisiumis the large circular feature near the lower right limb. The heavily cratered region shown in the top of the mosaic shows portions of the Moon not seen from the Earth. This mosaic is composed of 22 frames acquired in orange (15), clear (4), UV (2), and UV-polarized (1) wavelengths by the Mariner 10 Spacecraft. The Mariner 10 mission is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, explored Venus in February 1974 on the way to three encounters with Mercury-in March and September 1974 and in March 1975. The spacecraft took more than 7,000 photos of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and the Moon. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Northwester n University Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973, 12:45 am PST, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas/Centaur rocket (a reconditioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - ICBM). Within 12 hours of launch the twin cameras were turned on and several hundred pictures of both the Earth and the Moon were acquired over the following days. In this unusual view eastern Mare Frigor is near the center of the disc, while Mare Crisiumis the large circular feature near the lower right limb. The heavily cratered region shown in the top of the mosaic shows portions of the Moon not seen from the Earth. This mosaic is composed of 22 frames acquired in orange (15), clear (4), UV (2), and UV-polarized (1) wavelengths by the Mariner 10 Spacecraft. The Mariner 10 mission is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, explored Venus in February 1974 on the way to three encounters with Mercury-in March and September 1974 and in March 1975. The spacecraft took more than 7,000 photos of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and the Moon. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Northwester n University Original Caption Released with Image
Other Information:
Mariner 10 Image Project Other_Information Mariner 10 Image Project Other Information
Addition Date:
1999-12-21 Addition_Date 1999-12-21 Addition Date
Produced By:
Northwestern University Produced_By Northwestern University Produced By
Mission:
Mariner Venus Mercury (MVM) Mission Mariner Venus Mercury (MVM) Mission
Spacecraft:
Mariner 10 Spacecraft Mariner 10 Spacecraft
Target Name:
Moon Target_Name Moon Target Name
Is a satellite of:
Earth Is_a_satellite_of Earth Is a satellite of
Instrument:
Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle Instrument Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle Instrument
Product Size:
900 samples x 900 lines Product_Size 900 samples x 900 lines Product Size
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Image #:
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UID:
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orignial url:
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