Preliminary Results from the Viking Orbiter Imaging Experiment
During its first 30 orbits around Mars, the Viking orbiter took approximately 1000 photographic frames of the surface of Mars with resolutions that ranged from 100 meters to a little more than 1 kilometer. Most were of potential landing sites in Chryse Planitia and Cydonia and near Capri Chasma. Con...
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craaas:10.1126/science.193.4255.766 2024-06-09T07:49:00+00:00 Preliminary Results from the Viking Orbiter Imaging Experiment Carr, Michael H. Masursky, Harold Baum, William A. Blasius, Karl R. Briggs, Geoffrey A. Cutts, James A. Duxbury, Thomas Greeley, Ronald Guest, John E. Smith, Bradford A. Soderblom, Laurence A. Veverka, Joseph Wellman, John B. 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.193.4255.766 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.193.4255.766 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 193, issue 4255, page 766-776 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1976 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.193.4255.766 2024-05-16T12:55:44Z During its first 30 orbits around Mars, the Viking orbiter took approximately 1000 photographic frames of the surface of Mars with resolutions that ranged from 100 meters to a little more than 1 kilometer. Most were of potential landing sites in Chryse Planitia and Cydonia and near Capri Chasma. Contiguous high-resolution coverage in these areas has led to an increased understanding of surface processes, particularly cratering, fluvial, and mass-wasting phenomena. Most of the surfaces examined appear relatively old, channel features abound, and a variety of features suggestive of permafrost have been identified. The ejecta patterns around large craters imply that fluid flow of ejecta occurred after ballistic deposition. Variable features in the photographed area appear to have changed little since observed 5 years ago from Mariner 9. A variety of atmospheric phenomena were observed, including diffuse morning hazes, both stationary and moving discrete white clouds, and wave clouds covering extensive areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 193 4255 766 776 |
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During its first 30 orbits around Mars, the Viking orbiter took approximately 1000 photographic frames of the surface of Mars with resolutions that ranged from 100 meters to a little more than 1 kilometer. Most were of potential landing sites in Chryse Planitia and Cydonia and near Capri Chasma. Contiguous high-resolution coverage in these areas has led to an increased understanding of surface processes, particularly cratering, fluvial, and mass-wasting phenomena. Most of the surfaces examined appear relatively old, channel features abound, and a variety of features suggestive of permafrost have been identified. The ejecta patterns around large craters imply that fluid flow of ejecta occurred after ballistic deposition. Variable features in the photographed area appear to have changed little since observed 5 years ago from Mariner 9. A variety of atmospheric phenomena were observed, including diffuse morning hazes, both stationary and moving discrete white clouds, and wave clouds covering extensive areas. |
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Carr, Michael H. Masursky, Harold Baum, William A. Blasius, Karl R. Briggs, Geoffrey A. Cutts, James A. Duxbury, Thomas Greeley, Ronald Guest, John E. Smith, Bradford A. Soderblom, Laurence A. Veverka, Joseph Wellman, John B. |
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Carr, Michael H. Masursky, Harold Baum, William A. Blasius, Karl R. Briggs, Geoffrey A. Cutts, James A. Duxbury, Thomas Greeley, Ronald Guest, John E. Smith, Bradford A. Soderblom, Laurence A. Veverka, Joseph Wellman, John B. Preliminary Results from the Viking Orbiter Imaging Experiment |
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Carr, Michael H. Masursky, Harold Baum, William A. Blasius, Karl R. Briggs, Geoffrey A. Cutts, James A. Duxbury, Thomas Greeley, Ronald Guest, John E. Smith, Bradford A. Soderblom, Laurence A. Veverka, Joseph Wellman, John B. |
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Preliminary Results from the Viking Orbiter Imaging Experiment |
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Preliminary Results from the Viking Orbiter Imaging Experiment |
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