Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
-68.2N, 191.2E
Released:
2009-07-17
Image Size:
20.4 x 66.9 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 20m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20090717a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
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Wide context image for 20090717a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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This VIS image of Charlier Crater's sand sheet was taken at the same time as yesterday's IR image. In this image the dunes are darker than the surroundings, unlike yesterday's thermal image. In the visible wavelengths we see that the sand is darker in color than the surrounding dust.
 
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THEMIS Image of the Day: Charlier Cr. in VIS