Results from the Mars Pathfinder camera
December 5, 1997
Images of the martian surface returned by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) show a complex surface of ridges and troughs covered by rocks that have been transported and modified by fluvial, aeolian, and impact processes. Analysis of the spectral signatures in the scene (at 440- to 1000-nanometer wavelength) reveal three types of rock and four classes of soil. Upward-looking IMP images of the predawn sky show thin, bluish clouds that probably represent water ice forming on local atmospheric haze (opacity ∼0.5). Haze particles are about 1 micrometer in radius and the water vapor column abundance is about 10 precipitable micrometers.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Title | Results from the Mars Pathfinder camera |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.278.5344.1758 |
| Authors | P. H. Smith, J. F. Bell, N. T. Bridges, D.T. Britt, Lisa R. Gaddis, R. Greeley, H.U. Keller, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, R. Jaumann, J. R. Johnson, Randolph L. Kirk, M. Lemmon, J.N. Maki, M.C. Malin, S.L. Murchie, J. Oberst, T. J. Parker, R.J. Reid, R.M. Sablotny, Laurence A. Soderblom, C. Stoker, R. Sullivan, N. Thomas, M.G. Tomasko, W. Ward, E. Wegryn |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Science |
| Index ID | 70201372 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Astrogeology Science Center |