Ariel - Voyager 2

Color image of Uranus' moon Ariel from 170,000 km

Ariel
Voyager 2 color image of Uranus's satellite Ariel taken from 170,000 km. The 50 km diameter crater Melusine, centered at 53S, 9 E, is visible just above the center. The south pole is below and right of center. Note the complex network of chasms at the upper left. Ariel is 1,160 km in diameter. The picture was made by combining green, blue and violet filter narrow angle camera images. (Voyager 2, P-29523)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1986-01-24
Distance/Range (km): 170,000.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: grooves, crater
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: green, blue, violet
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
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: P-29523c
Other Image ID number: U-2-42
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01B
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

Updated 15 May 2003, DRW.