Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Topographical Context of Phoenix Landing Region
Original Caption Released with Image:
Color coding indicates the topography in this map of the region of Mars from 65 to 72 degrees north latitude and from 230 to 250 degrees east longitude. This area was designated "Region D" in the process of evaluating potential landing sites for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The location chosen for safe landing sites is within the box bordered with a heavy black line along the western boundary of this region.

Elevation in the region varies from about 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) to 4,400 meters (14,400 feet) below the zero reference point for Martian surface elevation. The topographical information is from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Was hington Univ. St. Louis/Univ. of Arizona
Produced By:
University of Arizona
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mission:
Phoenix
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
MOLA
Product Size:
1019 samples x 985 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Altimeter
facet_what:
Surveyor
facet_what:
Phoenix
facet_what:
Phoenix Mars Lander
facet_what:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Image #:
PIA09945
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA09945
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Topographical Context of Phoenix Landing Region