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Footprints from Above
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Caption:
The white boxes in this figure indicate the "footprints" of the Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer data over the Opportunity landing site, indicated by a black dot. The footprints to the left of the site were acquired as the spacecraft approached. The line through the rover (shown by a dot), was acquired as the spacecraft passed overhead. The footprints to the right were acquired as the orbiter's instrument looked backward during departure.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | Opportunity (MER-B) |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Rover |
| Instrument | Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) | Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Thermal | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-03-13 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Cornell/ASU | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05558 | |
| Identifier | PIA05558 | |
