NASA's Odyssey spacecraft has captured a new image of the Martian horizon while orbiting the planet at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometers. The image is an achievement that took months to coordinate, and scientists say that it "will allow them to compare Mars to Earth by looking at similar images taken from the International Space Station."
"Be kind, but don't rewind. This isn't VHS. It's a new view of Mars from Odyssey, now in its 23rd year at Mars. These craters, clouds, and dust are seen from the same point of view that orbiting astronauts would have. See the full panorama: https://t.co/wFIzEL0471," NASA tweeted on November 28, 2023.
Astronomer Jonathan Hill from Arizona State University stated, "If there were astronauts in orbit around Mars, this is the perspective they would have. No Mars spacecraft has ever obtained this kind of view before." The image was taken using Odyssey's Thermal Emission Imaging System, or THEMIS.
NASA Unveils Spectacular New View of The Mars Horizon https://t.co/cRlaArcgE8— ScienceAlert (@ScienceAlert) November 29, 2023.
