PIA05637: Spring Cleaning


Spring Cleaning

Caption:

This animation show the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity brushing bright materials off a circular patch of the rock dubbed "Mazatzal." The freshly exposed rock was investigated by instruments on the rover's arm on sol 80 (March 25, 2004). On sol 81, Opportunity used its rock abrasion tool, also located on its arm, to grind into the cleaned-off rock. This animation consists of images taken by the rover's hazard-avoidance camera on sol 79.

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, Movie
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-03-26
Date in Caption 2004-03-25
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05637
Identifier PIA05637