Mars - Mariner 4

Poor contrast view of the surface of Mars at 50 S, 130 W

Mars
Mariner 4 image taken slightly before the spacecraft passed the terminator to the unlit portion of the planet. The sun was 76 degrees from zenith and light levels were low. High contrast enhancement applied to the image resulted in the layered appearance. The image was taken from 12,000 km and covers 292 km by 238 km. North is at 1:00. (Mariner 4, frame 17e)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-07-15 T 00:38
Distance/Range (km): 12,000.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -50.1, 128.7
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Surface View
Instrument: Television camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 200 x 200, 6-bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 1.05 x 1.05
Filter: red
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 76.
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: Mariner 4, frame 17
Other Image ID number:
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 64-0771-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015