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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater'
Title
Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater'
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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"" Click on the image for movie of Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater' After driving more than 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from the site where it landed in January 2004, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity approached "Victoria Crater" in September 2006. The crater is about 750 meters (half a mile) across. That is about six times wider than "Endurance Crater," which Opportunity spent six months examining in 2004, and about 35 times wider than "Eagle Crater," where Opportunity first landed. The walls of Victoria hold the scientific allure of much taller stacks of geological layers -- providing the record of a longer span of the area's environmental history -- than Opportunity has been able to inspect on the Meridiani plains or at smaller craters. This animation created by the U.S. Geological Survey uses a digital elevation model generated from computer analysis of three images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter. The vertical dimension is not exaggerated relative to the horizontal dimensions. The crater is about 70 meters (230 feet) deep. The images used for providing the stereo information to calculate relative elevation were taken on Feb. 1, 2004 ( http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15/images/R14/R1401689.html) and April 16, 2005 ( http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/s05_s10/images/S05/S0500863.html). The animation begins and ends with the view looking from the northwest toward the southeast. Opportunity is approaching Victoria from the northwest.
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"" Click on the image for movie of Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater' After driving more than 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from the site where it landed in January 2004, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity approached "Victoria Crater" in September 2006. The crater is about 750 meters (half a mile) across. That is about six times wider than "Endurance Crater," which Opportunity spent six months examining in 2004, and about 35 times wider than "Eagle Crater," where Opportunity first landed. The walls of Victoria hold the scientific allure of much taller stacks of geological layers -- providing the record of a longer span of the area's environmental history -- than Opportunity has been able to inspect on the Meridiani plains or at smaller craters. This animation created by the U.S. Geological Survey uses a digital elevation model generated from computer analysis of three images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter. The vertical dimension is not exaggerated relative to the horizontal dimensions. The crater is about 70 meters (230 feet) deep. The images used for providing the stereo information to calculate relative elevation were taken on Feb. 1, 2004 ( http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r10_r15/images/R14/R1401689.html) and April 16, 2005 ( http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/s05_s10/images/S05/S0500863.html). The animation begins and ends with the view looking from the northwest toward the southeast. Opportunity is approaching Victoria from the northwest. Original Caption Released with Image
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note:
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Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater' [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A08749 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater' [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A08749 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/MSSS/USGS
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/MSSS/USGS
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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Malin Space Science Systems
Produced_By
Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By
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Mission:
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Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mission
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spacecraft
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Mars Orbiter Camera
Instrument
Mars Orbiter Camera
Instrument
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Product Size:
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926 samples x 627 lines
Product_Size
926 samples x 627 lines
Product Size
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Crater
facet_what
Crater
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Opportunity
facet_what
Opportunity
facet_what
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facet_what:
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STEREO
facet_what
STEREO
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Surveyor
facet_what
Surveyor
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_what
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Victoria
facet_where
Victoria
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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2004
facet_when
2004
facet_when
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facet_when:
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September 2006
facet_when
September 2006
facet_when
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facet_when:
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January 2004
facet_when
January 2004
facet_when
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facet_when:
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April 16, 2005
facet_when
April 16, 2005
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2004
facet_when_year
2004
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2005
facet_when_year
2005
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2006
facet_when_year
2006
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA08749
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA08749
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA08749
UID
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