PIA06016: Up Close and Personal


Up Close and Personal

Caption:

Scientists are investigating the ripples and textures seen in these images, taken by cameras on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity from its position on the southeast side of the rim of "Endurance" Crater. The largest image was taken by the rover's navigation camera; the inset was taken by the panoramic camera; and the highlighted strip within the inset was taken by the microscopic imager on the rover's instrument deployment device, or "robotic arm." Scientists are hoping to determine more about the aqueous history that formed the sulfate outcrops seen in "Eagle" Crater, "Fram" Crater and on the rim of Endurance Crater.

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) Navigation Camera (Navcam), Panoramic Camera (Pancam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-06-08
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06016
Identifier PIA06016