PIA12161: Block Island Close-up


Block Island Close-up

Caption:

This is a picture of "Block Island," an odd-shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite.

This rock was imaged with the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 1959 (July 28, 2009).

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 Hazard Camera (Hazcam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2009-07-31
Date in Caption 2009-07-28
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA12161
Identifier PIA12161