OSIRIS-WAC View of Mars
Date: 02 December 2006
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Mars and the Milky Way
Copyright: ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
This view of Mars against the backdrop of our Galaxy was taken by the wide angle camera (WAC) of the OSIRIS instrument on 3 December 2006, during the last series of instrument check-outs. In the image, Mars is heavily overexposed, surrounded by a halo of scattered light.
During the Mars swing-by at the end of February, OSIRIS will make a series of close-up observations of the planet as well as its two moons.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
