Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: False Color Bands (Released 20 January 2005)

Vital Statistics
Location: 87.0N, 65.5E	Released: 2005-01-20
Image Size: 20.5 x 15.4 km, 1024 x 768 px
Resolution: 20m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050120a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050120a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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In false color THEMIS images at high latitudes ice/frost will typically appear as bright blue in color; dust mantled ice will appear in tones of red/orange.

In a gray scale image, the suble variations seen in this false color image are almost impossible to identify. Note the orange band in the center of the frame, and the bluer bands to either side of it.