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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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Valles Marineris
Title
Valles Marineris
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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A color image of Valles Marineris, the great canyon of Mars; north toward top. The scene shows the entire canyon system, over 3,000 km long and averaging 8 km deep, extending from Noctis Labyrinthus, the arcuate system of graben to the west, to the chaotic terrain to the east.
This image is a composite of Viking medium-resolution images in black and white and low-resolution images in color; Mercator projection. The image extends from latitude 0 degrees to 20 degrees S. and from longitude 45 degrees to 102.5 degrees.
The connected chasma or valleys of Valles Marineris may have formed from a combination of erosional collapse and structural activity. Layers of material in the eastern canyons might consist of carbonates deposited in ancient lakes. Huge ancient river channels began from Valles Marineris and from adjacent canyons and ran north. Many of the channels flowed north into Chryse Basin, which contains the site of the Viking 1 Lander and the future site of the Mars Pathfinder Lander.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
A color image of Valles Marineris, the great canyon of Mars; north toward top. The scene shows the entire canyon system, over 3,000 km long and averaging 8 km deep, extending from Noctis Labyrinthus, the arcuate system of graben to the west, to the chaotic terrain to the east.
This image is a composite of Viking medium-resolution images in black and white and low-resolution images in color; Mercator projection. The image extends from latitude 0 degrees to 20 degrees S. and from longitude 45 degrees to 102.5 degrees.
The connected chasma or valleys of Valles Marineris may have formed from a combination of erosional collapse and structural activity. Layers of material in the eastern canyons might consist of carbonates deposited in ancient lakes. Huge ancient river channels began from Valles Marineris and from adjacent canyons and ran north. Many of the channels flowed north into Chryse Basin, which contains the site of the Viking 1 Lander and the future site of the Mars Pathfinder Lander.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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1998-06-08
Addition_Date
1998-06-08
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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U.S. Geological Survey
Produced_By
U.S. Geological Survey
Produced By
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Mission:
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Viking
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Spacecraft:
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Viking Orbiter 1
Spacecraft
Viking Orbiter 1
Spacecraft
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Spacecraft:
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Viking Orbiter 2
Spacecraft
Viking Orbiter 2
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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Product Size:
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9002 samples x 3196 lines
Product_Size
9002 samples x 3196 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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Viking EDRs
Primary_Data_Set
Viking EDRs
Primary Data Set
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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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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking
facet_what
Viking
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what
Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking 1 Orbiter
facet_what
Viking 1 Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking 2 Orbiter
facet_what
Viking 2 Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Valles
facet_what
Valles
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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Valles Marineris, Mars
facet_where
Valles Marineris, Mars
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_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA00422
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00422
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00422
UID
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orignial url
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