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Title
First Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) picture after Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI)
Date
February 10th 2021
Instruments
Emirates eXploration Imager(EXI)
Description
This picture was taken by the EXI instrument from an altitude of 24,700 km above the Martian surface at 20:36 UTC on 10 February 2021, one day after arriving at Mars. The color is created from a composite of red, green, and blue EXI images.
The North pole of Mars is in the upper left of the image. EMM captured the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons (center), emerging into the early morning sunlight. More prominent are the three large shield volcanoes of Tharsis Montes (Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arisia Mons).
Further to the East or right of the volcanoes lie Noctis Labyrinthus and the Valles Marineris system of canyons, filled with clouds. Ice clouds are present over the southern highlands (lower right) as well as surrounding the volcano Alba Mons (upper left).
Clouds can also be seen above the limb (top of image and middle right, when looking between the planet and space).
These clouds, seen in different geographic regions and at different times of day, provide a preview of EMM’s contributions to our understanding of the Martian atmosphere.
(Credit: Emirates Mars Mission/EXI).
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