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MPF Lander Measured Surface Pressure
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Caption:
In this figure you can see a significant increase in pressure on Sol 81. This is an indication of a frontal system has moved across the landing sight.
Background Info:
Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Photojournal note: Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain, acquiring images, and taking chemical, atmospheric and other measurements. The final data transmission received from Pathfinder was at 10:23 UTC on September 27, 1997. Although mission managers tried to restore full communications during the following five months, the successful mission was terminated on March 10, 1998.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Pathfinder (MPF) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Pathfinder Lander | |
| Host Type | Lander | |
| Instrument | Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package (ASI/MET) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 1997-10-14 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/ASU | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00977 | |
| Identifier | PIA00977 | |
