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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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A Martian Christmas Present
Title
A Martian Christmas Present
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Released 24 December 2003 If all goes well, tonight at 6:54 pm PST the British robotic spacecraft called Beagle 2 will land on a patch of ground somewhere in this scene. This THEMIS image covers a portion of the Isidis Basin at the center of an elliptical region predicted to be the location that Beagle 2 will bounce to the surface. And what a surface it is, pockmarked by strange pits and unusual cones whose origin remains enigmatic. The cones may be the result of lava flowing over ice or water-rich ground resulting in explosions of steam that build small "rootless" volcanoes. The pits look like secondary craters that result from the impact of ejecta from larger craters. But they appear too numerous and densely clustered for that explanation. Instead, they also may be the result of some process involving water or ice. With luck, Beagle 2 will survive its violent landing and provide clues to the origin of this unusual landscape and answer questions about the role of water in Mars history. Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 11.7, Longitude 90.4 East (269.6 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution. Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Released 24 December 2003 If all goes well, tonight at 6:54 pm PST the British robotic spacecraft called Beagle 2 will land on a patch of ground somewhere in this scene. This THEMIS image covers a portion of the Isidis Basin at the center of an elliptical region predicted to be the location that Beagle 2 will bounce to the surface. And what a surface it is, pockmarked by strange pits and unusual cones whose origin remains enigmatic. The cones may be the result of lava flowing over ice or water-rich ground resulting in explosions of steam that build small "rootless" volcanoes. The pits look like secondary craters that result from the impact of ejecta from larger craters. But they appear too numerous and densely clustered for that explanation. Instead, they also may be the result of some process involving water or ice. With luck, Beagle 2 will survive its violent landing and provide clues to the origin of this unusual landscape and answer questions about the role of water in Mars history. Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 11.7, Longitude 90.4 East (269.6 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution. Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Arizona State University
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/Arizona State University
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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Arizona State University
Produced_By
Arizona State University
Produced By
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Mission:
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2001 Mars Odyssey
Mission
2001 Mars Odyssey
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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2001 Mars Odyssey
Spacecraft
2001 Mars Odyssey
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
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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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Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Product Size:
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1433 samples x 3227 lines
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1433 samples x 3227 lines
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facet_what:
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Sun
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Sun
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Mars
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Mars
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2001 Mars Odyssey
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2001 Mars Odyssey
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Beagle 2
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Beagle 2
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Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
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Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Denver
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Denver
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facet_where:
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Mars
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Mars
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Arizona
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Arizona
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California
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California
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
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facet_when:
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24 December 2003
facet_when
24 December 2003
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facet_when_year:
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2003
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2003
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Image #:
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PIA04949
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04949
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04949
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