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Proposed MSL Site in Isidis Basin Escarp (PSP_004233_1980)

Proposed MSL Site in Isidis Basin Escarp
Proposed MSL Site in Isidis Basin Escarp (PSP_004233_1980)
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

HiRISE image of a proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in Isidis Basin Escarp.
Written by: Jennifer Griffes

OBSERVATION TOOLBOX
Acquisition date:22 June 2007 Local Mars time: 2:53 PM
Latitude (centered):18.0 ° Longitude (East):79.6 °
Range to target site:281.9 km (176.2 miles)Original image scale range:28.2 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:5.1 ° Phase angle:64.4 °
Solar incidence angle:60 °, with the Sun about 30 ° above the horizon Solar longitude:262.3 °, Northern Autumn
For non-map projected products:
North azimuth:97 ° Sub-solar azimuth:321.5 °
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 azimuth136.2°

 

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