PIA05727: At the Edge of 'Anatolia'


At the Edge of ‘Anatolia’

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This 360-degree image mosaic was constructed from a sequence of images taken by the navigation camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The mosaic was created from 10 images.

The images were acquired on the 72nd martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's mission to Meridiani Planum. The camera acquired the images at approximately 16:00 local solar time, or just before midnight Pacific Daylight Time on April 6, 2004.

The image was taken from the rover's current position along the edge of the large trough dubbed "Anatolia," located some 150 meters (492 feet) away from "Eagle Crater." Scientists will likely investigate the rocks contained here in coming sols. They are also interested in the area's soil, which -- as evident from the rover's shallow tracks -- appears stronger than that of Eagle Crater. The dark crater behind the trough can be seen from orbit.

Anatolia was named after the Anatolian fault system in Turkey.

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 Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-04-08
Date in Caption 2004-04-06
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05727
Identifier PIA05727