Viking Computer Facility
Mars Image Mosaics and Meteorology
Welcome to the VIKING Computer Facility Mars Pages. This
page contains meteorlogical data from the Viking Landers, images from
Mars gathered by the Viking orbiters, and other Mars related
information. The meteorological data were obtained and produced by
James Tillman and his staff at the University of Washington, supported
by the NASA Mars Data Analysis and Planetary Atmospheres Programs. The
digital Mars images contained here were compiled by the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under funding provided by NASA through
its Geology and Geophysics Program at NASA Headquarters, Washington,
DC.
Both can be found at the Atmospheric Sciences Department, University
of Washington, Seattle Washington,
(http://www.atmos.washington.edu/mars.html).
A brief description of Martian meteorology from the Viking Lander
perspective is presented in the Mars component of Live from Earth
and Mars.
We gratefully acknowledge:
George LeCompte: Volunteer contribution of 2 days/week to revise Prime
Viking software, develop MathCad fluid dynamics applications and
comprehensive reanalysis of fundamental heat transfer data.
Don Shifris and Matt Weber,
1st Solutions, Inc.:
Donation of Prime Computer systems
and components allowing us to keep our Prime computer
operational, thereby archiving and processing data from the Viking mission.
This page was created by David Warren, System Programmer.
Software, computers and corporate support are needed for the
development of our NASA Sponsored Live from Mars program. It features
the Mars Pathfinder, which launches December 1996 and arrives on the
surface of Mars approximately July 4, 1997. For information please
contact:
James E. Tillman
Research Professor
Dept. Of Atmospheric Sciences, box 351640
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-1640
Viking Meteorology Science Team
Pathfinder Atmospheric Structures/Meteorology
Science Advisory Team.
(206) 543-4586, (mars@atmos.washington.edu )
J. E. Tillman:
Mars Meteorology 
Mars Image Mosaics