PIA01581: Sojourner Rover Behind "Chimp" - Right Eye


Sojourner Rover Behind “Chimp” - Right Eye

Caption:

This right image of a stereo image pair taken on the afternoon of Sol 74 (September 17) shows the Sojourner rover behind the rock "Chimp." Sojourner is now a record 12.3 m from the lander.

This image and PIA01580 (left eye) make up a stereo pair.

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 an operating 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 Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 1999-07-02
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01581
Identifier PIA01581