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Proposed MSL site in Holden Crater Fan (PSP_002154_1530)

Proposed MSL site in Holden Crater Fan
Proposed MSL site in Holden Crater Fan (PSP_002154_1530)
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on the Holden Crater Fan.
Written by: Jennifer Griffes

OBSERVATION TOOLBOX
Acquisition date:11 January 2007 Local Mars time: 3:48 PM
Latitude (centered):-26.6 ° Longitude (East):325.2 °
Range to target site:263.7 km (164.8 miles)Original image scale range:52.8 cm/pixel
(with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~158 cm across are resolved
Map projected scale:50 cm/pixel and north is upMap projection:EQUIRECTANGULAR
Emission angle:11.1 ° Phase angle:55.0 °
Solar incidence angle:64 °, with the Sun about 26 ° above the horizon Solar longitude:164.9 °, Northern Summer
For non-map projected products:
North azimuth:97 ° Sub-solar azimuth:28.9 °
F O R   M A P   P R O J E C T E D   P R O D U C T S
North azimuth:270°Sub solar azimuth201.9°
A N A G L Y P H   P R O D U C T S
Right observation:PSP_001468_1535Convergence angle18.4°

 

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