Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
West Candor Chasm (Enhanced Color)
Original Caption Released with Image:
This picture (centered at latitude 4 degrees S., longitude 76 degrees W.) shows areas of central Valles Marineris, including Candor Chasm (lower left), Ophir Chasm (lower right), and Hebes Chasm (upper right). Complex layered deposits in the canyons may have been deposited in lakes, and if so, are of great interest for future searches for fossil life on Mars. The pinkish deposits in Candor Chasm may be due to hydrothermal alterations and the production of crystalline ferric oxides (Geissler et al., 1993, Icarus 106,380). Viking Orbiter Picture Numbers 279B02 (violet), 279B10 (green), and 279B12 (red) at 240 m/pixel resolution. Picture width is 231 km. North is 47 degrees clockwise from top.
Addition Date:
1998-06-04
Produced By:
U.S. Geological Survey
Mission:
Viking
Spacecraft:
Viking Orbiter 2
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera B
Product Size:
964 samples x 832 lines
Primary Data Set:
Viking EDRs
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Viking
facet_what:
Visual Imaging Subsystem
facet_what:
Viking 2 Orbiter
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Candor Chasm, Mars
Image #:
PIA00155
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00155
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West Candor Chasm (Enhanced Color)