Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Alba Patera
Original Caption Released with Image:
28 December 2003
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) red wide angle image shows much of Alba Patera, a low, broad shield volcano in northern Tharsis. The caldera complex--the pits formed by collapse at the volcano summit -- is located toward the bottom center of this image. Alba Patera is located at 41°N, 111°W. The area shown here is approximately 430 km (~270 mi) across and illuminated from the lower left.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By:
Malin Space Science Systems
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size:
896 samples x 1344 lines
Producer ID:
MOC2-588
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Surveyor
facet_what:
Patera
facet_what:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what:
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
28 December 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
Image #:
PIA05023
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05023
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Alba Patera