Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Sunset on Mars from Pathfinder Images
Original Caption Released with Image:
This illustration is a composite that creatively combines two previously released images from Mars Pathfinder for a sunset scene in Ares Valles in July 1997. The combined images are PIA01547 for the sky, and a portion of PIA01466 for the terrain. The sky image is a radiometrically correct, true-color sunset, with the sky near the Sun a pale blue color. The terrain image has been artistically adjusted to match the approximate time of day of the sky image (4:10 p.m. local solar time at the landing site) and to provide a seamless horizon. The two source images are composites of several frames from the Imager for Mars Pathfinder camera. Additional information is available in the captions for the original images.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft:
Mars Pathfinder Lander
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
Product Size:
920 samples x 225 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what:
MPF
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
July 1997
facet_when_year:
1997
Image #:
PIA07453
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07453
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Sunset on Mars from Pathfinder Images