HiRISE | Where Curiosity May Roam (ESP_028823

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Where Curiosity May Roam
ESP_028823_1755 Science Theme: Future Exploration/Landing Sites

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This image is part of a series of color strips being acquired by HiRISE to support future traverse planning by the Curiosity rover.

The enhanced-color subimage shows an interesting portion of this scene, on the low slopes at the base of "Mount Sharp", where the rover could study deposits with diverse lithologies (rock types). The darkest areas mark deposits of loose, windblown sand. In general the bluer colors mark unaltered igneous minerals whereas the warm colors are due to altered minerals.

The experiments carried by the rover can provide much more detailed information about the compositions and implications for the geologic history of Mars.

Written by: Alfred McEwen (10 October 2012)

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Acquisition date:	19 September 2012	Local Mars time:	3:37 PM
Latitude (centered):	-4.688 degrees	Longitude (East):	137.300 degrees
Range to target site:	270.2 km (168.9 miles)	Original image scale range:	27.0 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~81 cm across are resolved
Map projected scale:	25 cm/pixel and North is up	Map projection:	EQUIRECTANGULAR
Emission angle:	0.2 degrees	Phase angle:	54.7 degrees
Solar incidence angle:	55 degrees, with the Sun about 35 degrees above the horizon	Solar longitude:	174.3 degrees, Northern Summer
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North azimuth:	97 degrees	Sub-solar azimuth:	11.4 degrees
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North azimuth:	270 degrees	Sub solar azimuth:	186.2 degrees

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For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona. The image data were processed using the U.S. Geological Survey’s ISIS3 software.