PIA19160: Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Bright 'Athens'


Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Bright ‘Athens’

Caption:

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has extended its robotic arm for studying a light-toned rock target called "Athens" in this image from the rover's front hazard avoidance camera.

The camera recorded this image during the 3,970th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars (March 25, 2015). This camera is mounted low on the rover and has a wide-angle lens.

Background Info:

JPL manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. For more information about Spirit and Opportunity, visit http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Opportunity (MER-B) Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Rover
Instrument Hazard Camera (Hazcam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2015-03-27
Date in Caption 2015-03-25
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19160
Identifier PIA19160