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Shown below are the thirteen images targeted
by the Team E students for the April 20, 2005 11-orbit sequence of the Mars 2001
Odyssey Spacecraft, and a MOLA map showing the location of all nineteen images
targeted by both teams. Clicking on the number on the map will take you to the
actual image. The first three Pavonis Mons images were not the exact
sites targeted by the students. ASU told us that their locations were too
close together to get actual photographs. There had to be some lag time
between the images to give the THEMIS visible light camera time to reset. What
the ASU scientists entered was a sequence that would try to match what the
students wanted. They did a great job! The Ares Vallis image is the
exact location targeted by by the students! South Uzboi channel was a
bonus! It must have been a secondary target that they decided to give us - thank
you! The two Vallis Marineris images were selected by ASU. Vallis
unfortunately was in the dark during our orbit, so the student gave them his
tentative target area, and they shot it during another orbit when the area was
better illuminated. The two Terra Sabaea Images were
alternate channel shots. One of these (#1) should provide great material for
several proposals! Promethei Terra at first glance looks
disappointing, but there are some real surprises in it for one of the groups!
Isidis Planitia was
looking for a "Splosh" crater, and it found it! This shot originally wasn't
going to work, but it really did! West Terra Cimmeria was an attempt to
find a heavily cratered area in the southern hemisphere to find the ratio of
different crater ages in the southern hemisphere, and compare it to the ratio in
the northern. This image should be perfect.
I publicly want to thank the students who did
the targeting during the two days we spent into the computer lab in early April.
They had a truly unique experience, and made the most of it. ASU went far beyond
where they had to go in providing us with so many images! Now the difficult task
of interpreting the images begins.
Click on the thumbnails to get a larger
version. Then, by clicking in the lower right corner of that new image, you can
get a full view of what the students will be using to complete their proposals.
Underneath the image is a location image that shows where the picture was
photographed on Mars.
We have exclusive rights to these images for
six months. During that time we must prepare our final proposals for submission
to ASU. After that time, the images may be published on the THEMIS site, and
made available to the entire scientific community.
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CLICK THE YELLOW NUMBER ON
THE MAP TO GO TO THE IMAGE! |
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1,2,3 |
These three images were the result of
a random attempt to try and match the images of Pavonis Mons
requested by three different proposals! The original targets
were so close together that the scientists couldn't guarantee if
any of the actual requests could be met because the
camera needs time to reset between each image. The results were
spectacular! |
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4 |
The image is dominated by a channel
with little country rock showing on either side. There is great
detail in the bottom of the channel. |
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5 |
This is another channel image that
shows a very old surface area. The channel contains a truly
unique ancient crater feature. |
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6,12 |
The scientist wanted images of the
north side of Valles Marineris to look for signs of water.
Unfortunately the angle of the sun was wrong to do this. The ASU
scientists targeted images for us looking for dendritic stream
patterns in the walls of the valley. They were very successful! |
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7, 11 |
Splosh craters are truly unique! It is
believed they are caused by an object hitting the surface of a
terrestrial object and causing the material beneath the surface
to liquify. Image #7 is dominated by a splosh crater. It shows
incredible detail of the interior wall, and of the regolith on
the exterior. At first glance, image #11 appears to be a
disappointment. Not true! It is filled with splosh craters! |
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8 |
This is a magnificent channels image.
Two channels are seen in the image. Giving it a quick look, the
top channel appears to have a spine running the length of it.
Closer examination reveals that the "spine" is actually a
deposition feature! |
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9 |
This is an apparently old, old channel
area. Everything about it is very muted and subdued. |
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10 |
The east side of the Hellas Basin was
a very popular target. In this image a magnificent channel
dominates the landscape. The detail shown in the walls and floor
is fantastic! |
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13 |
This image could be titled The Old
and the New. We're talking about craters here. The image is
dominated by two huge craters - one very old, the other brand
new! |
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14 |
There is so much in this image! It
shows a sequence of deep grooves, and part of a huge crater.
There is great detail in both the crater and the grooves! |
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15 |
Here is another old, old channel
image. The detail in the bottom of the wide channel is
incredible! |
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Our only dud! No image was returned,
only shades of gray. |
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17 |
This image only shows one wall of a
channel. It is one of our best images! It asks all kinds of
questions that beg to be answered! |
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18 |
At first glance this image doesn't
look very promising. But wait! What are those black lines? Only
the aeolians know for sure! |
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Our final image shows another channel.
This one has some interesting details in the southern wall where
something very, very bad must have happened! |
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Numbers in Red
Represent the Groups Using the Image for Their Proposal |
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FLANK OF PAVONIS MONS #1
IMAGE ID# V14857010
E11, E23
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
85.6
4.5o
N, 246.4o E
READ E11'S
REPORT
E11'S TEAM PICTURE
READ E23'S
REPORT |
SIDE OF PAVONIS MONS #2
IMAGE ID#V14857011
E11, E17
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
85.1 11.5o
N, 246.0o E.5 N READ
E11'S REPORT
READ E 17'S REPORT |
FLOWS ON PAVONIS MONS #3
IMAGE ID# V14858001
E2, E11, E23
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
84.4
2.8o
S, 245.4o E
READ E 2'S
REPORT
READ E11'S
REPORT
READ E23'S
REPORT |
ARES VALLIS
IMAGE ID# V14854006
E26
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
86.6
10.7o
N, 333.7o E
READ THEIR
REPORT
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SOUTHERN UZBOI VALLIS
IMAGE ID# V14855006
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
79.8
36.8o
S, 327.2o E |
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WEST VALLES MARINERIS
IMAGE ID# V14857001
E21
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
83.6
27.0o
S, 125.5o E
READ THEIR
REPORT
TEAM PICTURE |
WEST VALLES MARINERIS
APRIL 24TH IMAGE
IMAGE ID# V14907001
E21
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
83.5
6.8o
S, 271.4o E
READ THEIR
REPORT |
TERRA SABAEA #1
IMAGE ID# V14852005
E26
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
85.9
6.6o
N, 30.9o E
READ THEIR
REPORT
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TERRA SABAEA #2
IMAGE ID# V14853001
E22
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
84.6
0.7o
S, 29.9o E
READ THEIR
REPORT
TEAM PICTURE |
EAST HELLIS PLANITAS
IMAGE ID# V1485004
F19
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
79.6
39.7o
S, 110.9o E |
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PROMETHEI TERRA
IMAGE ID# V14850006
E5
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
78.9
53.7o
S, 108.2o E
READ THEIR REPORT |
ISIDIS PLANITIA
IMAGE ID# V14850012
E5
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
87.0
12.3o
N, 89.4o E
READ THEIR REPORT |
WEST TERRA CIMMERIA
APRIL 23RD IMAGE
IMAGE ID# 14887006
E5, E9
SOLAR INCIDENCE ANGLE
80.5
27.0o
S, 125.5o E
READ E5'S REPORT
READ E9'S REPORT |
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