Detail View: : Moon's North Pole
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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Moon's North Pole
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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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/Northwestern University
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Other Information:
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Addition Date:
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1999-12-21
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Produced By:
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Northwestern University
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Mission:
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Mariner Venus Mercury (MVM)
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Spacecraft:
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Mariner 10
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Target Name:
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Moon
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Is a satellite of:
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Earth
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Instrument:
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Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
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Product Size:
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900 samples x 900 lines
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Primary Data Set:
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MARINER_VENUS_MERCURY_PAGE
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facet_what:
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Mercury
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facet_what:
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Mariner
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facet_what:
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Mariner Venus Mercury
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facet_what:
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MVM
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facet_what:
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Venus
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facet_what:
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Mariner 10
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facet_what:
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Atlas
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facet_what:
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Moon
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facet_what:
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Earth
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facet_what:
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Centaur
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facet_what:
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Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
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facet_where:
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Mercury
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facet_where:
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Venus
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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facet_when:
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February 1974
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facet_when:
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September 1974
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facet_when:
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March 1975
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facet_when:
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November 3, 1973
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facet_when_year:
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1974
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facet_when_year:
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1973
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facet_when_year:
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1975
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Image #:
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PIA02442
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02442
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orignial url:
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http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02442
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Image ID:
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120170
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Resolution Size:
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4
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Format:
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JPEG
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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PIA02442.jpg
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Width:
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900
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Height:
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900
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