Mars - Mariner 4

Low contrast image of the surface of Mars at 51 S, 122 W

Mars
No features can be distinguished in this Mariner 4 image of Mars because the sun was 80 degrees from zenith and light levels were too low. The extreme contrast enhancement used on this frame gives the blocky layered appearance. The image is 308 km by 242 km and was taken from 12,000 km. North is at 1:00. (Mariner 4, frame 18e)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-07-15 T 00:39
Distance/Range (km): 12,000.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -51.0, 122.3 W
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: green
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 80.
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 18
Other Image ID number:
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 64-0771-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

Updated 23 May 2003, DRW.