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Opportunity at El Capitan
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Caption:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity casts a shadow over the El Capitan area that the rover is examining with tools on its robotic arm. Opportunity took this image with its front hazard-avoidance camera on Feb. 23, 2004, during the rover's 29th martian day, or sol. Opportunity used its rock abrasion tool to grind a small hole into Opportunity Ledge later on sol 29 to prepare for using the other tools on its arm to analyze the freshly exposed rock during subsequent sols.
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 | Hazard Camera (Hazcam) | Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Shadow | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-02-24 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-02-23 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05442 | |
| Identifier | PIA05442 | |
