Space Probes

Mosaics from the Mariner 4 mission to Mars

Images were processed from the scanned data available here: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/mission_page/MR_Mariner_4_page1.html. On the overlapping areas of adjacent frames color was computed, as the images were obtained using a Red/Green - Green/Red filter sequence. It was also possible to match the visible features to a Mars map and reconstruct the full strip of Mars images, from limb to terminator.

Mariner 4 Processed Frames

Camera data

Mars camera system

Sensor: Vidicon
Pixels: 200x200
Bit depth: 6 bits

Filters

1 - Red
2 - Green