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PIA00170: MC-10 Lanae Palus Region
MC-10 Lanae Palus Region
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Viking
Spacecraft: Viking Orbiter 1
Instrument: Visual Imaging Subsystem - Camera A
Product Size: 7170 samples x 4991 lines
Produced By: U.S. Geological Survey
Producer ID: P44229
Addition Date: 1998-06-05
Primary Data Set: Viking EDRs
Full-Res TIFF: PIA00170.tif (63.37 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA00170.jpg (2.725 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
Mars digital-image mosaic merged with color of the MC-10 quadrangle, Lanae Palus region of Mars. The western part is dominated by lava flows of the Tharsis region. The central part includes ridged terrain of Lunae Planum. The west and north borders of Lunae Planum are dissected by the large, relatively young outflow channel, Kasei Vallis, which terminates in Chryse Planitia. Latitude range 0 to 30 degrees, longitude range 45 to 90 degrees.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS

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