This image shows the route that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity had driven through its 659th Martian day, or sol, (Dec. 1, 2005) relative to the potential destination of "Victoria Crater" farther south. The base image is a portion of a mosaic (previously released as PIA07506) combining images from the Mars Observer Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter, the Thermal Emission Imaging System on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, and Opportunity's own Descent Image Motion Estimation System. The scale bar at lower right is 800 meters (one-half mile).
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | 2001 Mars Odyssey | Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
Instrument Host | Mars Odyssey | Mars Global Surveyor, Opportunity (MER-B) |
Host Type | Orbiter | Rover |
Instrument | Descent Image Motion Estimation System (DIMES) | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC), Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Thermal | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2005-12-05 | |
Date in Caption | 2005-12-01 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/OSU | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03616 | |
Identifier | PIA03616 |