Mars, imaged by Rosetta during its 2007 fly-by
Mars, imaged by Rosetta during its 2007 fly-by
On 25 February 2007, the Rosetta spacecraft flew past Mars on its way to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image shows a global view of Mars. It was acquired on 24 February 2007 from a distance about 240,000 kilometres with the narrow angle camera of the Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS). It is composed of recordings made using three filters – near infrared, green and near ultraviolet; the resolution is about five kilometres per pixel. A veil of clouds in the atmosphere and the ice cap at the South Pole, which has almost its largest seasonal expansion at the onset of spring in the southern hemisphere, are clearly visible.
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ESA © 2007 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/ LAM/IAA/ RSSD/ INTA/UPM/ DASP/ IDA.