Utopia on Mars
Explanation:
Expansive Utopia Planitia
on Mars is strewn with rocks and boulders in this 1976 image.
Constructed
from
the
Viking
2 lander's
color and black and white image data,
the scene approximates the appearance of the high northern martian
plain to the human eye.
For scale, the prominent rounded rock near center is about 20
centimeters (just under 8 inches) across.
Farther back on the right side of the frame the a dark angular
boulder spans about 1.5 meters (5 feet).
Also in view are two trenches dug by the lander's sampler arm,
the ejected protective shroud that covered the soil collector head,
and one of the lander's dust covered footpads at the lower right.
On May 14,
ChinaБs
Zhurong Mars
rover successfully touchdown on Mars and has returned the first images of`
its
landing site in Utopia Planitia.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
