PIA05476: Focus on El Capitan-3


Focus on El Capitan-3

Caption:

This image, taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed "El Capitan." The region was in a shadow when the image was acquired. Several images, each showing a different part of this region in good focus, were merged to produce this view. The area in this image, taken on Sol 28 of the Opportunity mission, is approximately 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 Opportunity (MER-B)
Host Type Rover
Instrument Microscopic Imager (MI)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Shadow
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-03-02
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/US Geological Survey
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05476
Identifier PIA05476