PIA05241: Inner Adirondack


Inner Adirondack

Caption:

This close-up image taken by the microscopic imager onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed Adirondack after a portion of its surface was ground off by the rover's rock abrasion tool. The observed area is 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) across.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Rover
Instrument Microscopic Imager (MI) Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-02-09
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05241
Identifier PIA05241