Dorsa Argentea - False Color

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations of the surface not easily identified in a single band image. Today's false color image shows part of Dorsa Argentea. Dorsa Argentea is located near in the south pole and is comprised of a series of linear and sinuous ridges. The ridges are most likely material deposited in subglacial channels, which become a positive relief feature when the ice is removed. On Earth, these features are called eskers.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V67545007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-77.3087
325.514
67545
2017-03-06 14:06
Mon, 2020-08-17
VIS
512 pixels (17 km)
1824 pixels (60 km)
0.033053 km/pixel
0.033395 km/pixel

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