PIA06309: Microscopic Image Inside 'Endurance'


Microscopic Image Inside ‘Endurance’

Caption:

figure 1 for PIA06309
Figure 1 June 25, 2004
Turning the Pages of 'Endurance Crater's' History

This image mosaic made up of four images from the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a contact line between two distinct layers of rock (A and B in figure 1) inside "Endurance Crater." The layers are defined by subtle color and texture variations and represent separate chapters in Mars' history. Contact lines between the layers therefore represent periods of geologic time when significant environmental changes occurred. Data from Opportunity's scientific instruments indicate that both of the shown layers are rich in sulfates. Each microscopic image shows an area of about 3 centimeters by 3 centimeters (1.2 inches by 1.2 inches).

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)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-06-23
Date in Caption 2004-06-25
Image Credit NASA/JPL/USGS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06309
Identifier PIA06309