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First MGS Image Of Cydonia Region Available
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- From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 18:29:31 GMT
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FIRST MGS IMAGE OF CYDONIA REGION
April 6, 1998
The first Mars Global Surveyor image of the Cydonia region
including the "Face on Mars" is now available. The raw
image is available at these locations:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/target/CYD1/index.html
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/marsnews/mgs/cydonia/
A processed version of the raw image will be released later
today. If you have difficulty reaching any of these sites
due to the high demand, try one of the mirror sites listed below.
Ron Baalke
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CYDONIA PHOTO CAPTION
Orbit: 220
Range: 444.21 km
Resolution: 4.32 m/pixel
Image dimensions: 1024 X 19200 pixels, 4.42 km X 82.94 km
Line time: 0.69 msecEmission angle: 44.66 degrees
Incidence angle: 64.96 degrees
Phase angle: 61.97 degrees
Scan rate: ~0.1 degree/sec
Start time: periapsis + 375 sec
Sequence submitted to JPL: Sat 04/04/98 15:15 PST
Image acquired by MOC: Sun 04/05/98 00:39:37 PST
Data retrieved from JPL: Mon 04/06/98 09:05 PDT
Quick Reference to Mars Global Surveyor Mirror Sites
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Sites with Fast Update Capability
Name MGS Mirror Site Address Bandwidth Update Delay
Digital - USA http://entertainment.digital.com/mars/JPL/mgs300 Mbps 10 Minutes
Sun - USA http://www.sun.com/mars/mgs 225 Mbps 20 Minutes
Silicon Graphics - http://mars.sgi.com/mgs 200 Mbps 3 Minutes
USA
SDSC - USA http://mars.sdsc.edu/mgs 155 Mbps 2 Minutes
AOL - USA http://mars.primehost.com/mgs 100 Mbps 15 Minutes
NASA AMES - USA http://mpfwww.arc.nasa.gov/mgs 100 Mbps 2 Minutes
Keyway - USA http://pathfinder.keyway.net/pathfinder/mgs 90 Mbps 2 Minutes
NCSA - USA http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/mars/mgs 55 Mbps 2 Minutes
NASA KSC - USA http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mars/mgs 55 Mbps 3 Minutes
CSIRO - AUSTRALIA http://sparkli.tip.csiro.au/mars/mgs 34 Mbps 10 Minutes
WEB2MIL - URUGUAY http://web2mil.intercanal.com/mars/mgs 10 Mbps 2 Minutes
PGD - USA http://mars.pgd.hawaii.edu/mgs 10 Mbps 2 Minutes
Riken - JAPAN http://riksun1.riken.go.jp/JPL/mgs 6 Mbps 2 Minutes
NASDA - JAPAN http://mars.tksc.nasda.go.jp/JPL/mgs 1.5 Mbps 2 Minutes
IKI - RUSSIA http://www.iki.rssi.ru/jplmirror/mars/mgs 0.512 Mbps 2 Minutes
THOS - SOUTH AFRICA http://www.southafrica.co.za/mars/mgs 0.128 Mbps 3 Minutes
Sites with Same Day Update Capability
Name MGS Mirror Site Address Bandwidth Max Update
Delay
Excite - USA http://mars.excite.com/mars/mgs 155 Mbps 12 Hours
Catlin - USA http://mars.catlin.edu/mgs 20 Mbps 12 Hours
Hewlette Packard - http://mars.hp.com/mgs 10 Mbps 12 Hours
USA
Sunsite - DENMARK http://sunsite.auc.dk/mars/mgs 3 Mbps 1 Hour
Ihighway - USA http://mars.ihighway.net/mgs 3 Mbps 12 Hours
CNES - FRANCE http://www-mars.cnes.fr/mgs 3 Mbps 30 Minutes
Sussex - ENGLAND http://tc.cpes.susx.ac.uk/mars/mgs 2 Mbps 12 Hours
Apranet - http://mars.arpanet.ch/mgs 2 Mbps 12 Hours
SWITZERLAND
Egnatia - GREECE http://www.egnatia.ee.auth.gr/mirrors/mars/mgs 2 Mbps 12 Hours
Provider - POLAND http://mars.provider.com.pl/mgs 2 Mbps 12 Hours
FHO - GERMANY http://spot.fho-emden.de/nasa/mgs 2 Mbps 12 Hours
Webdesign - HUNGARY http://mars.webdesign.hu/mgs 1.5 Mbps 12 Hours
SCI-CTR - SINGAPORE http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/mars/mgs 0.128 Mbps12 Hours