Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Afternoon on Chryse Planitia - Viking Lander 1 Camera 2 Mosaic
Original Caption Released with Image:
During the Viking Mission, the Viking Lander Camera System acquired many high-resolution images of the scene at Chryse Planitia. Using individual camera events, which occurred on many days throughout the mission, computer mosaics have been created for the site as viewed by each of the two cameras on the spacecraft. Two sets of mosaics were produced of Chryse Planitia; one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the early morning and one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the mid-afternoon.

Each complete mosaiced scene extends 342.5 degrees in azimuth, and from approximately 5 degrees above the horizon to 60 degrees below. A complete mosaic incorporated approximately 15 million picture elements (pixels). This mosaic was produced in the early morning (14:00-15:30) by the Camera 2 system on Viking Lander 1. See PIA03165for the afternoon Camera 1 mosaic and PIA03163and PIA03164for the morning mosaics.
Addition Date:
2001-07-30
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Viking
Spacecraft:
Viking Lander 1
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Camera 1
Product Size:
8550 samples x 1852 lines
Primary Data Set:
Viking EDRs
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Viking
facet_what:
Camera 2
facet_what:
Camera 1
facet_what:
Viking 1 Lander
facet_what:
Viking Lander
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Image #:
PIA03166
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03166
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Afternoon on Chryse Planitia - Viking Lander 1 Camera 2 Mosaic