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Mars Projection Map
This map spans 360 degrees of Mars' surface, starting at a longitude line of 230 degrees on the left edge. It spans nearly to the north and south polar cap regions in Mars' latitude. This map is a composite of images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Ca...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2007
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2007-45-2228-image
This map spans 360 degrees of Mars' surface, starting at a longitude line of 230 degrees on the left edge. It spans nearly to the north and south polar cap regions in Mars' latitude. This map is a composite of images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in early December, just weeks before its December 18, 2007 closest approach.
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Bell (Cornell University) and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute, Boulder)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Mars |
| Object Description | Planet |
| Distance | Distance from the Sun: The semi-major axis of Mars' orbit about the sun is 1.52 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or 142 million miles (228 million km). Distance from the Earth: At the December 18, 2007 closest approach, Mars was 55 million miles (88 million kilometers) from Earth. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from the HST proposal : K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI), J. Bell III (Cornell Univ.), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team, STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | December 2007 |
| Filters | F410M (410 nm), F502N (502 nm), and F673N (673 nm) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F410M Green: F502N Red: F673N |
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