PIA06776: Cloudy Skies on Mars


Cloudy Skies on Mars

Caption:

This movie shows winter clouds drifting across the skies at "Endurance Crater." It consists of three images taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera over a period of one minute. Clouds are more common at Meridiani Planum now that winter has arrived.

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 Panoramic Camera (Pancam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Movie
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-08-18
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06776
Identifier PIA06776