Odyssey's First Picture of Mars Taken but Not Released

Posted by jburk to Mars Odyssey at October 30, 2001 12:00 PM

The Mars Odyssey spacecraft took its first photograph of Mars Tuesday, a "thermal infrared" picture that shows differences in heat on the Red Planet. The image is expected be released later this week after it has been processed, according to a NASA press release. No firm release date was set.