Meridiani Planum Layers

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

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This VIS image shows layering of surface materials in Meridiani Planum. TES (Thermal Emission Spectrometer) initially detected hematite in a surface layer, which was confimed by THEMIS (THermal EMision Imaging System). These findings supported a water rich origin of the hematite and led to the selection of the site for the Opportunity MER (Mars Exploration Rover).

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.

Context

Latitude: 1.42951

Longitude: 1.14403

Orbit Number: 97532

Captured: 2023-12-10 02:00

Posted to Web: Wed, 2024-05-08

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (65 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.017997 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0181365 km/pixel

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