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Thar be Hematite!
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Caption:
This map of a portion of the small crater currently encircling the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows where crystalline hematite resides. Red and orange patches indicate high levels of the iron-bearing mineral, while blue and green denote low levels. The northeastern rock outcropping lining the rim of the crater does not appear to contain much hematite. Also lacking hematite are the rover's airbag bounce marks. This image consists of data from Opportunity's miniature thermal emission spectrometer superimposed on an image taken by the rover's panoramic camera.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | |
| Instrument Host | Opportunity (MER-B) | |
| Host Type | Rover | |
| Instrument | Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) | Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Map, Thermal | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-02-04 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Arizona State University/Cornell | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05204 | |
| Identifier | PIA05204 | |
