Deimos - Viking 2 Orbiter

Mars' moon Deimos from 500 km

Deimos
Viking 2 Orbiter image of Mars satellite Deimos from a distance of 500 km. Deimos is about 10 km across and north is up. At this distance the surface appears smooth. Many craters are partly hidden by regolith - soil and broken up material. Closer views reveal a heavily cratered surface. Deimos is irregularly shaped and extends about 10 km in its longest dimension. (Viking Orbiter 428B60)
Larger image: 304K

High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1977-10-20
Distance/Range (km): 500
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): 428

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view
Instrument: Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera B
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 1056 x 1182, 7 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 1.54 x 1.69
Filter: clear (4)
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: VO_1059
NASA Image ID number: 428B60
Other Image ID number: 54949363
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 75-083A-01D
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 75-083A-01a
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