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Proposed MSL Site in Nili Fossae Crater (PSP_002743_1985)

Proposed MSL Site in Nili Fossae Crater
Proposed MSL Site in Nili Fossae Crater (PSP_002743_1985)
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in Nili Fossae Crater.
Written by: John Grant

OBSERVATION TOOLBOX
Acquisition date:26 February 2007 Local Mars time: 3:36 PM
Latitude (centered):18.5 ° Longitude (East):77.5 °
Range to target site:283.0 km (176.9 miles)Original image scale range:28.3 cm/pixel
(with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~85 cm across are resolved
Map projected scale:25 cm/pixel and north is upMap projection:EQUIRECTANGULAR
Emission angle:9.0 ° Phase angle:66.8 °
Solar incidence angle:58 °, with the Sun about 32 ° above the horizon Solar longitude:190.5 °, Northern Autumn
For non-map projected products:
North azimuth:97 ° Sub-solar azimuth:347.4 °
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 azimuth162.4°

 

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