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First MGS Image Of Cydonia Region Available



FIRST MGS IMAGE OF CYDONIA REGION
April 6, 1998

The first Mars Global Surveyor image of the Cydonia region
including the "Face on Mars" is now available.  The raw 
image is available at these locations:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/target/CYD1/index.html
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/marsnews/mgs/cydonia/

A processed version of the raw image will be released later
today.  If you have difficulty reaching any of these sites 
due to the high demand, try one of the mirror sites listed below.

Ron Baalke
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CYDONIA PHOTO CAPTION

Orbit:  220
Range:  444.21 km
Resolution:  4.32 m/pixel
Image dimensions:  1024 X 19200 pixels, 4.42 km  X 82.94 km
Line time:  0.69 msecEmission angle:  44.66 degrees
Incidence angle:  64.96 degrees
Phase angle:  61.97 degrees
Scan rate:  ~0.1 degree/sec
Start time:  periapsis + 375 sec
Sequence submitted to JPL:  Sat 04/04/98 15:15 PST
Image acquired by MOC:  Sun 04/05/98 00:39:37 PST
Data retrieved from JPL:  Mon 04/06/98 09:05 PDT


            Quick Reference to Mars Global Surveyor Mirror Sites
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                     Sites with Fast Update Capability
 Name                MGS Mirror Site Address                      Bandwidth    Update Delay

 Digital - USA       http://entertainment.digital.com/mars/JPL/mgs300 Mbps     10 Minutes

 Sun - USA           http://www.sun.com/mars/mgs                  225 Mbps     20 Minutes

 Silicon Graphics -  http://mars.sgi.com/mgs                      200 Mbps     3 Minutes
 USA
 SDSC - USA          http://mars.sdsc.edu/mgs                     155 Mbps     2 Minutes

 AOL - USA           http://mars.primehost.com/mgs                100 Mbps     15 Minutes

 NASA AMES - USA     http://mpfwww.arc.nasa.gov/mgs               100 Mbps     2 Minutes

 Keyway - USA        http://pathfinder.keyway.net/pathfinder/mgs  90 Mbps      2 Minutes

 NCSA - USA          http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/mars/mgs            55 Mbps      2 Minutes

 NASA KSC - USA      http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mars/mgs             55 Mbps      3 Minutes

 CSIRO - AUSTRALIA   http://sparkli.tip.csiro.au/mars/mgs         34 Mbps      10 Minutes

 WEB2MIL - URUGUAY   http://web2mil.intercanal.com/mars/mgs       10 Mbps      2 Minutes

 PGD - USA           http://mars.pgd.hawaii.edu/mgs               10 Mbps      2 Minutes

 Riken - JAPAN       http://riksun1.riken.go.jp/JPL/mgs           6 Mbps       2 Minutes

 NASDA - JAPAN       http://mars.tksc.nasda.go.jp/JPL/mgs         1.5 Mbps     2 Minutes

 IKI - RUSSIA        http://www.iki.rssi.ru/jplmirror/mars/mgs    0.512 Mbps   2 Minutes

 THOS - SOUTH AFRICA http://www.southafrica.co.za/mars/mgs        0.128 Mbps   3 Minutes



                   Sites with Same Day Update Capability
 Name                MGS Mirror Site Address                        Bandwidth Max Update
                                                                              Delay
 Excite - USA        http://mars.excite.com/mars/mgs                155 Mbps  12 Hours

 Catlin - USA        http://mars.catlin.edu/mgs                     20 Mbps   12 Hours

 Hewlette Packard -  http://mars.hp.com/mgs                         10 Mbps   12 Hours
 USA
 Sunsite - DENMARK   http://sunsite.auc.dk/mars/mgs                 3 Mbps    1 Hour

 Ihighway - USA      http://mars.ihighway.net/mgs                   3 Mbps    12 Hours

 CNES - FRANCE       http://www-mars.cnes.fr/mgs                    3 Mbps    30 Minutes

 Sussex - ENGLAND    http://tc.cpes.susx.ac.uk/mars/mgs             2 Mbps    12 Hours

 Apranet -           http://mars.arpanet.ch/mgs                     2 Mbps    12 Hours
 SWITZERLAND
 Egnatia - GREECE    http://www.egnatia.ee.auth.gr/mirrors/mars/mgs 2 Mbps    12 Hours

 Provider - POLAND   http://mars.provider.com.pl/mgs                2 Mbps    12 Hours

 FHO - GERMANY       http://spot.fho-emden.de/nasa/mgs              2 Mbps    12 Hours

 Webdesign - HUNGARY http://mars.webdesign.hu/mgs                   1.5 Mbps  12 Hours

 SCI-CTR - SINGAPORE http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/mars/mgs             0.128 Mbps12 Hours