PIA05507: "Blueberry" Exposed


“Blueberry” Exposed

Caption:

This three-dimensional model shows a postage-stamp-sized patch of the rock target in the outcrop near the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site. A sliced sphere-like particle, or "blueberry," can be seen to the far right of the model. The model was created from images taken by the rover's microscopic imager, after the surface of the rock was scraped away with the rock abrasion tool.

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) Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-03-06
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS/Ames
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05507
Identifier PIA05507