PIA13731: Opportunity Traverse Map, Sol 2450


Opportunity Traverse Map, Sol 2450

Caption:

This map shows the path that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity followed from the 1,813th Martian day, or sol, of its work on Mars (Feb. 28, 2009) to Sol 2450 (Dec. 15, 2010). On Sol 2450, Opportunity approached a crater informally named "Santa Maria," which is about 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter.

The base map is imagery from the Context Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Background Info:

Opportunity completed its three-month prime mission in April 2004.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Instrument Host Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Opportunity (MER-B), Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Orbiter Rover
Instrument Context Camera (CTX)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Map
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2010-12-17
Date in Caption 2009-02-28 2010-12-15
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Cornell/Ohio State Univ.
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13731
Identifier PIA13731