Opportunity Approaches the Bowl of Beagle Crater (False Color)
Caption:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity acquired this false-color image of the rim of the 35-meter (115-foot) diameter Beagle Crater on Martian day, or sol, 894 (July 30, 2006) using the panoramic camera's 753-nanometer, 535-nanometer, and 432-nanometer filters. At the time the rover was about 25 meters (82 feet) from Beagle Crater, looking east-southeast. The image reveals ejecta blocks near the rover, the largest of which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) across. The image also shows a portion of the eastern interior rim of Beagle Crater, which appears composed of jumbled, angular blocks of brighter and darker outcrop rocks. The rover will drive to the rim of Beagle and acquire an extensive color panorama of the crater rim and interior in the coming sols.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
| Target |
Mars |
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| System |
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| Target Type |
Planet |
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| Mission |
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
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| Instrument Host |
Opportunity (MER-B) |
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| Host Type |
Rover |
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| Instrument |
Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
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| Detector |
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| Extra Keywords |
Color, Crater |
| Acquisition Date |
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| Release Date |
2006-08-16 |
| Date in Caption |
2006-07-30 |
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| Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell |
| Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08631 |
| Identifier |
PIA08631 |
