July 16, 2001
To: MER Project and Landing Site Steering Committee
From: M. Golombek and T. Parker
Re: Updated Center Ellipse Locations
We are providing an updated list of landing site ellipse centers that corrects some continuing typos in previous lists of ellipse centers. Six high-priority areas remain under consideration, which include 11 individual ellipses. Eight nadir-only imaging areas remain under consideration (note that the two sites in Candor Chasma and the site in Ganges Chasma have been eliminated on safety grounds), which include 15 individual ellipses. The list includes the area, the site number and the ellipse center latitude and longitude in the MDIM-2 coordinate system. These locations are the same as those shown in the maps distributed in April, as are the ellipse sizes.
HIGH-PRIORITY ROTO SITES
Hematite
TM20B | 1.99S | 6.01W |
TM19B | 1.20S | 5.30W |
TM10A | 2.20S | 6.60W |
TM9A | 1.20S | 5.60W |
Melas Chasma
VM53A | 8.8S | 77.8W |
B Site | 8.8S | 77.8W |
Gale
EP82A | 5.81S | 222.23W |
Gusev
EP55A (S) | 14.85S | 184.16W |
Eos Chasma
VM41A | 13.34S | 41.39W |
Isidis
IP98B | 4.64N | 275.88W |
IP85A | 4.7N | 274.68W |
NADIR ONLY SITES
Hematite
TM22B | 3.40S | 7.20W |
TM23B | 3.10S | 3.10W |
TM21B | 2.50S | 3.30W |
TM12A | 3.60S | 2.90W |
TM11A | 3.40S | 6.90W |
Boedickker Crater
EP64A | 15.30S | 197.44W |
Un-named Crater
EP69A | 9.20S | 209.60W |
Isidis
IP84A | 4.50N | 271.90W |
IP96B | 4.48N | 271.60W |
Meridiani Crater
TM15A | 8.60S | 7.1W |
TM16A | 9.36S | 6.76W |
Meridiani Highlands
TM13A | 3.00S | 10.00W |
TM24B | 2.80S | 10.10W |
NE Valles Marineris Outflow
VM37A | 11.10S | 38.05W |
Central Valles Marineris
VM44A | 13.10S | 62.50W |
Matthew Golombek | Mars Exploration Program |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Landing Site Scientist |
Mail Stop 183-501 | Mars Pathfinder Project Scientist |
4800 Oak Grove Drive | Phone: (818) 393-7948 |
Pasadena, CA 91109 | Fax: (818) 393-5059 |
e-mail: mgolombek@jpl.nasa.gov |