Planets and Moons  ID: 11057

Mars Landing Sites

Released on July 25, 2012
The visualization shows the landing sites of all six NASA spacecraft to reach Mars—Viking 1, Viking 2, Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix—and the target location where Curiosity will touch down on August 6, 2012.

Data collected by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was used to create the topography and surface color details seen here.

Download Options
The landing site of Viking 1, Viking 2, Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix—and the target location of Curiosity—is marked on this rotating globe of Mars.
Download Options
This is a title safe version of the visualization made for broadcast television.
 

Related

Being There
Mars Roll

Credits

Helen-Nicole Kostis (USRA): Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Ernie Wright (USRA): Animator
Kayvon Sharghi (USRA): Producer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11057

Missions:
Mars Science Laboratory - MSL
Viking

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Viking
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Mars Science Laboratory