PIA06789: 'Bylot' Up Close


‘Bylot’ Up Close

Caption:

This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed "Bylot" on the slopes of "Endurance Crater." Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool, then captured this picture with its microscopic imager on sol 196 (Aug. 12, 2004). The image mosaic is about 6 centimeters (2.4 inches) across.

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 2004-08-20
Date in Caption 2004-08-12
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06789
Identifier PIA06789