Mission Mars Odyssey - 3

<h1>PIA04948: Icaria Planum</h1><div class="PIA04948" lang="en" style="width:455px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><p /><a href="/figures/PIA04948_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 23 December 2003<p />An unnamed crater west of Icaria Planum hosts an even smaller crater with interesting features both inside and out. A strange pattern of light-toned surfaces appears to be associated with the ejecta of this crater. Within the crater, the ubiquitous high latitude "pasted on terrain" is evident along with gullies, a combination of features that tends to support the idea that the pasted-on material is dirty snow whose melting leads to the formation of gullies. Completing the ensemble of features are accumulations of dark sand within the rugged topography of the crater floor.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -45.4, Longitude 248.2 East (111.8 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04948" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA04948: Icaria Planum sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA04948: Icaria Planum sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA04948: Icaria Planum
<h1>PIA04949: A Martian Christmas Present</h1><div class="PIA04949" lang="en" style="width:532px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><p /><a href="/figures/PIA04949_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 24 December 2003<p />If all goes well, tonight at 6:54 pm PST the British robotic spacecraft called <a href="http://beagle2.open.ac.uk/">Beagle 2</a> will land on a patch of ground somewhere in this scene. This THEMIS image covers a portion of the Isidis Basin at the center of an elliptical region predicted to be the location that Beagle 2 will bounce to the surface. And what a surface it is, pockmarked by strange pits and unusual cones whose origin remains enigmatic. The cones may be the result of lava flowing over ice or water-rich ground resulting in explosions of steam that build small "rootless" volcanoes. The pits look like secondary craters that result from the impact of ejecta from larger craters. But they appear too numerous and densely clustered for that explanation. Instead, they also may be the result of some process involving water or ice. With luck, Beagle 2 will survive its violent landing and provide clues to the origin of this unusual landscape and answer questions about the role of water in Mars history.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 11.7, Longitude 90.4 East (269.6 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04949" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA04949: A Martian Christmas Present sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA04949: A Martian Christmas Present sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA04949: A Martian Christmas Present
<h1>PIA04970: Dark Gray Dunes, Bright Orange Dust</h1><div class="PIA04970" lang="en" style="width:800px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><p /><a href="/figures/PIA04970_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 26 December 2003<p />This <a href="/catalog/PIA04872">approximately true color</a> THEMIS VIS image shows the striking contrast between large, dark dunes and the surrounding surface. These dunes are at the southernmost edge of the Russel Crater dune field, located in the heavily cratered terrain of the southern highlands. Dust devil tracks off the eastern edge of the dune field reveal that the bright orange surface is material that can be stripped away, exposing an underlying darker surface. The gray surface to the west of the dunefield may be either a thin sand sheet or a surface preferentially stripped of the bright orange material, possibly revealing the same underlying surface that is exposed in the dust devil tracks. Bright orange areas between the dunes probably highlight areas that are protected from the wind, allowing dust to accumulate into bright orange patches.<p />Initial image processing and calibration by THEMIS team members J. Bell, T. McConnochie, and D. Savransky at Cornell University; additional processing and final color balance by space artist Don Davis.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -54.8, Longitude 12.4 East (347.6 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04970" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA04970: Dark Gray Dunes, Bright Orange Dust sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA04970: Dark Gray Dunes, Bright Orange Dust sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA04970: Dark Gray Dunes, Bright Orange Dust
<h1>PIA04971: Polar Dust Storm</h1><div class="PIA04971" lang="en" style="width:89px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><p /><a href="/figures/PIA04971_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 30 December 2003<p />Like billowing smoke from a brush fire, clouds of dust are seen streaming off the edge of the martian south polar cap. The southern hemisphere is in the middle of its summer season and experiencing a multitude of small dust storms like this one. The net effect is an increasingly dusty atmosphere across the whole planet and with it, <a href="http://tes.asu.edu/">warmer atmospheric temperatures</a>. Although much of the atmosphere is moderately dusty, this level of dust activity should have little effect on the January 3rd landing of the Mars Exploration Rover called <a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html">Spirit.</a><p />Initial image processing and calibration by THEMIS team members J. Bell, T. McConnochie, and D. Savransky at Cornell University; additional processing and final color balance by space artist Don Davis.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -83, Longitude 264.2 East (95.8 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04971" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA04971: Polar Dust Storm sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA04971: Polar Dust Storm sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA04971: Polar Dust Storm
<h1>PIA05228: "X" Marks the Spot</h1><div class="PIA05228" lang="en" style="width:800px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;">This map of the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's new neighborhood at Meridiani Planum, Mars, shows the surface features used to locate the rover. By imaging these "bumps" on the horizon from the perspective of the rover, mission members were able to pin down the rover's precise location. The image consists of data from the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter, the Mars Odyssey orbiter and the descent image motion estimation system located on the bottom of the rover.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05228" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05228: "X" Marks the Spot sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05228: "X" Marks the Spot sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05228: "X" Marks the Spot
<h1>PIA05335: Gusev Crater, here we come!</h1><div class="PIA05335" lang="en" style="width:800px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05335_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 3 January 2004<p />This evening at approximately 8:35 PST the Mars Exploration Rover named <a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/">Spirit</a> will bounce to the ground somewhere in this scene. The image is composed of nine THEMIS VIS frames that have been mosaiced together, producing a complete picture of the region in which the rover is predicted to land. <p > The dark streaks are places where wind has either scoured off the brighter martian dust or has covered it up by sand. Note the interesting lobes of material evident along the right side of the image just below the large crater. These may be due to the emplacement of water rich sediments or possibly lava flows. It is hoped that Spirit and all of its instruments will help us to understand the rich geologic history that is on display in this image. The biggest question to be answered: was Gusev Crater filled with water sometime in its ancient past? Stay tuned...<p />Mosaic produced by Noel Gorelick, ASU/THEMIS Team.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14.8, Longitude 175.2 East (184.8 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05335" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05335: Gusev Crater, here we come! sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05335: Gusev Crater, here we come! sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05335: Gusev Crater, here we come!
<h1>PIA05336: Spirit has Landed!</h1><div class="PIA05336" lang="en" style="width:513px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05336_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 5 January 2004<p />In the evening of January 3, the <a href="http://athena.cornell.edu/">MER lander</a><a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/"> Spirit</a> came to a safe landing right in the middle of Gusev Crater (shown by red arrow). This is an area riddled with dust devil tracks in the summertime (note the many dark streaks). With some luck those dust devils have scoured the surface clean of dust, exposing the underlying rocks which hold the secrets of Mars' past.<p />Over the next few months, the THEMIS team will be working with the <a href="http://minites.asu.edu/">Mini-TES</a> instrument onboard Spirit to do extensive research in Gusev crater.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14.6, Longitude 175.5 East (184.5 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05336" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05336: Spirit has Landed! sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05336: Spirit has Landed! sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05336: Spirit has Landed!
<h1>PIA05346: Gusev Crater</h1><div class="PIA05346" lang="en" style="width:516px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05346_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 6 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14.5, Longitude 175.8 East (184.2 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05346" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05346: Gusev Crater sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05346: Gusev Crater sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05346: Gusev Crater
<h1>PIA05347: Western Gusev</h1><div class="PIA05347" lang="en" style="width:516px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05347_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 7 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image shows some of the far-western areas of Gusev Crater, and was captured on 27 June 2003, while Spirit was en-route to Mars.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14, Longitude 174.8 East (185.2 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05347" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05347: Western Gusev sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05347: Western Gusev sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05347: Western Gusev
<h1>PIA05348: Gusev Crater in Infrared</h1><div class="PIA05348" lang="en" style="width:106px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05348_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 8 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This infrared image covers most of the eastern side of Gusev Crater, slightly to the east of Spirit's landing spot. To the south, it shows the northern end of Ma'adim Vallis, which is thought to have brought water into Gusev Crater in the distant past. This image was taken on 2 August 2002.<p />Image information: IR instrument. Latitude -14.4, Longitude 176.2 East (183.8 West). 100 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05348" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05348: Gusev Crater in Infrared sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05348: Gusev Crater in Infrared sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05348: Gusev Crater in Infrared
<h1>PIA05349: Southern Gusev</h1><div class="PIA05349" lang="en" style="width:515px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05349_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 9 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, captured 22 June 2002, shows the southern area of Gusev crater and the northern end of Ma'adim Vallis, which is thought to have brought water into Gusev crater in the distant past.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -15.4, Longitude 175.6 East (184.4 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05349" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05349: Southern Gusev sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05349: Southern Gusev sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05349: Southern Gusev
<h1>PIA05350: Spirit Landing Site in Infrared</h1><div class="PIA05350" lang="en" style="width:53px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05350_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 12 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This infrared image, captured just six weeks ago (27 November 2003), shows the central part of Gusev crater, including <a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/20040106b.html">Columbia Memorial Station</a>, Spirit's landing site (in the area pointed to by the arrow).<p />Image information: IR instrument. Latitude -14.4, Longitude 175.7 East (184.3 West). 100 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05350" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05350: Spirit Landing Site in Infrared sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05350: Spirit Landing Site in Infrared sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05350: Spirit Landing Site in Infrared
<h1>PIA05351: Western Gusev in Infrared</h1><div class="PIA05351" lang="en" style="width:106px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05351_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 13 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, the infrared counterpart to this <a href="/catalog/PIA05347">visual image</a>, covers the western side of Gusev crater.<p />Image information: IR instrument. Latitude -12.3, Longitude 175 East (185 West). 100 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05351" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05351: Western Gusev in Infrared sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05351: Western Gusev in Infrared sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05351: Western Gusev in Infrared
<h1>PIA05352: Central Gusev</h1><div class="PIA05352" lang="en" style="width:516px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05352_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 14 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This visible-band image, captured on 27 July 2002, shows the south-central area of Gusev crater.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14.8, Longitude 175 East (185 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05352" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05352: Central Gusev sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05352: Central Gusev sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05352: Central Gusev
<h1>PIA05353: Craters within Craters</h1><div class="PIA05353" lang="en" style="width:515px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05353_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 15 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, taken on 25 April 2002, shows a smaller crater on the floor of the much larger Gusev Crater.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -14.8, Longitude 174.7 East (185.3 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05353" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05353: Craters within Craters sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05353: Craters within Craters sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05353: Craters within Craters
<h1>PIA05354: Central Gusev in Infrared</h1><div class="PIA05354" lang="en" style="width:164px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05354_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 16 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, captured just last September 26, shows the central part of Gusev Crater, including Spirit's landing site in the white streak caused by dust devils.<p />Image information: IR instrument. Latitude -14.9, Longitude 175.4 East (184.6 West). 100 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05354" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05354: Central Gusev in Infrared sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05354: Central Gusev in Infrared sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05354: Central Gusev in Infrared
<h1>PIA05355: Meridiani Planum</h1><div class="PIA05355" lang="en" style="width:519px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05355_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 19 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, taken on 8 November 2003 (just 10 weeks ago), shows a section of Meridiani Planum. On January 24, the MER rover Opportunity should land in Meridiani Planum to research the hematite found by the <a href="http://tes.asu.edu/">Thermal Emission Spectrometer</a> onboard the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -4, Longitude 358.2 East (1.8 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05355" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05355: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05355: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05355: Meridiani Planum
<h1>PIA05356: Meridiani Planum</h1><div class="PIA05356" lang="en" style="width:521px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05356_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 20 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, captured on 13 April 2003, shows an area to the west of Opportunity's projected landing spot on Meridiani Planum.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -4.8, Longitude 355.8 East (4.2 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05356" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05356: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05356: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05356: Meridiani Planum
<h1>PIA05357: West Meridiani Crater</h1><div class="PIA05357" lang="en" style="width:524px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05357_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 21 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image was captured on 23 August 2003, while the Opportunity rover was already on its way to Mars. This image is to the west of Opportunity's projected landing spot.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -2.1, Longitude 351.7 East (8.3 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05357" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05357: West Meridiani Crater sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05357: West Meridiani Crater sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05357: West Meridiani Crater
<h1>PIA05358: Western Meridiani</h1><div class="PIA05358" lang="en" style="width:526px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05358_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 22 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, collected on 16 January 2003, covers an area in Western Meridiani.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 1.9, Longitude 354.7 East (5.3 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05358" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05358: Western Meridiani sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05358: Western Meridiani sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05358: Western Meridiani
<h1>PIA05359: Meridiani, Here We Come!</h1><div class="PIA05359" lang="en" style="width:521px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05359_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 23 January 2004<p />Tomorrow night at around 9:05pm PST, the <a href="http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/">Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity</a> should land slightly to the southeast of this image. Its goal is to investigate the hematite found by the <a href="http://tes.asu.edu/">Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)</a> onboard the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -1.7, Longitude 352.4 East (7.6 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05359" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05359: Meridiani, Here We Come! sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05359: Meridiani, Here We Come! sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05359: Meridiani, Here We Come!
<h1>PIA05360: Opportunity Has Landed!</h1><div class="PIA05360" lang="en" style="width:601px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05360_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 26 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />On Saturday, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed successfully in Meridiani Planum. This image should be slightly to the west of the landing spot, which should be in the flat area shown in the context image.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude -1.8, Longitude 352.1 East (7.9 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05360" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05360: Opportunity Has Landed! sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05360: Opportunity Has Landed! sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05360: Opportunity Has Landed!
<h1>PIA05361: Meridiani Planum</h1><div class="PIA05361" lang="en" style="width:524px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05361_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 27 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />Today we're looking a bit to the north of Opportunity's landing site. This image shows some impressive recent craters, as well as the barely-visible marks of older craters.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 2, Longitude 352.6 East (2.4 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05361" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05361: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05361: Meridiani Planum sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05361: Meridiani Planum
<h1>PIA05362: Equatorial Crater in Meridiani</h1><div class="PIA05362" lang="en" style="width:523px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05362_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 28 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image shows layered material in a crater northwest of Opportunity's landing spot. It was captured on April 25, 2003, a few months before the MER landers launched.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 0.9, Longitude 350.8 East (9.2 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution. <p /> Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05362" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05362: Equatorial Crater in Meridiani sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05362: Equatorial Crater in Meridiani sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05362: Equatorial Crater in Meridiani
<h1>PIA05363: Northwest Meridiani</h1><div class="PIA05363" lang="en" style="width:525px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05363_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 29 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, captured on 13 December 2002, covers an area to the north of Opportunity's landing spot in Meridiani Planum.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 1.7, Longitude 355.7 East (4.3 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05363" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05363: Northwest Meridiani sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05363: Northwest Meridiani sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05363: Northwest Meridiani
<h1>PIA05364: Craters within Craters in Meridiani</h1><div class="PIA05364" lang="en" style="width:526px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;"><a href="/figures/PIA05364_context.jpg"></a><br /><p />Released 30 January 2004<p />Long before the MER landers were named or launched, the two orbiters at Mars were asked to examine landing sites. Both the Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have been collecting landing site data for the past two years. The MGS and ODY data were used as part of the decision making process in the final selection of the two landing sites. The types of data collected by the two orbiters included not only images of the surface but also thermal data about the surface composition, atmospheric data about the climate at each location, and the tracking of major dust storms in the region prior to landing. The presence of, and data collected by, the MGS and ODY orbiters have proven invaluable in MER mission planning.<p />This image, captured on 13 December 2002, covers an area to the north of Opportunity's landing spot in Meridiani Planum.<p />Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 2.5, Longitude 355.1 East (4.9 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05364" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05364: Craters within Craters in Meridiani sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05364: Craters within Craters in Meridiani sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05364: Craters within Craters in Meridiani
<h1>PIA05365: THEMIS Images as Art #1</h1><div class="PIA05365" lang="en" style="width:741px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;">Released 2 February 2004<p />Humanity is a very visual species. We rely on our eyes to tell us what is going on in the world around us. Put any image in front of a person and that person will examine the picture looking for anything familiar. Even if the examiner has no idea what he/she is looking at in a picture, he/she will still be able to make a statement about the picture, usually preceded by the words "it looks like..." The image above is part of the surface of Mars, but is presented for its artistic value rather than its scientific value. When first viewed, this image solicited a statement that "it looks like..." something seen in everyday life.<p />This particular image contains an interesting symbol in the bottom-left corner; perhaps it's a peace sign.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05365" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05365: THEMIS Images as Art #1 sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05365: THEMIS Images as Art #1 sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05365: THEMIS Images as Art #1
<h1>PIA05366: THEMIS Images as Art #2</h1><div class="PIA05366" lang="en" style="width:603px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;">Released 3 February 2004<p />Humanity is a very visual species. We rely on our eyes to tell us what is going on in the world around us. Put any image in front of a person and that person will examine the picture looking for anything familiar. Even if the examiner has no idea what he/she is looking at in a picture, he/she will still be able to make a statement about the picture, usually preceded by the words "it looks like..." The image above is part of the surface of Mars, but is presented for its artistic value rather than its scientific value. When first viewed, this image solicited a statement that "it looks like..." something seen in everyday life.<p />This branching valley with nearby crater brings to mind many calm landscape pictures showing a moonrise behind a tree.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05366" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05366: THEMIS Images as Art #2 sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05366: THEMIS Images as Art #2 sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05366: THEMIS Images as Art #2
<h1>PIA05367: THEMIS Images as Art #3</h1><div class="PIA05367" lang="en" style="width:534px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;">Released 4 February 2004<p />Humanity is a very visual species. We rely on our eyes to tell us what is going on in the world around us. Put any image in front of a person and that person will examine the picture looking for anything familiar. Even if the examiner has no idea what he/she is looking at in a picture, he/she will still be able to make a statement about the picture, usually preceded by the words "it looks like..." The image above is part of the surface of Mars, but is presented for its artistic value rather than its scientific value. When first viewed, this image solicited a statement that "it looks like..." something seen in everyday life.<p />Nietzsche said, "Gaze long into the abyss, and the abyss gazes into you." In this case, look at this crater-in-a-crater on Mars and see Mars looking back at you.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05367" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05367: THEMIS Images as Art #3 sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05367: THEMIS Images as Art #3 sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05367: THEMIS Images as Art #3
<h1>PIA05368: THEMIS Images as Art #4</h1><div class="PIA05368" lang="en" style="width:704px;text-align:left;margin:auto;background-color:#000;padding:10px;max-height:150px;overflow:auto;">Released 5 February 2004<p />Humanity is a very visual species. We rely on our eyes to tell us what is going on in the world around us. Put any image in front of a person and that person will examine the picture looking for anything familiar. Even if the examiner has no idea what he/she is looking at in a picture, he/she will still be able to make a statement about the picture, usually preceded by the words "it looks like..." The image above is part of the surface of Mars, but is presented for its artistic value rather than its scientific value. When first viewed, this image solicited a statement that "it looks like..." something seen in everyday life.<p />Despite being named for the Roman god of war, Mars also can have a delicate side, as shown by this area that looks like lace.<p />Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.<p />NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05368" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" title="Voir l'image PIA05368: THEMIS Images as Art #4 sur le site de la NASA">Voir l'image PIA05368: THEMIS Images as Art #4 sur le site de la NASA.</a></div>
PIA05368: THEMIS Images as Art #4

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