Hubble image archive
MGS/TES June-August Sequence
CreditsPhilip Christensen (Arizona State University) and the TES Team
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-31-1113-image
Credits
Philip Christensen (Arizona State University) and the TES TeamImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Mars |
| Object Description | Planet, Global Dust Storm |
| Distance | At the 2001 Mars opposition, the planet was approximately 43 million miles (68 million km) from Earth. |
| Dimensions | The planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 km) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Scientists: P. Christensen (Arizona State University) |
| Instrument | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)>Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) |
| Exposure Dates | June 17 - August 26, 2001 |
| Filters | Infrared wavelengths: 2.3 - 15.4nm |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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