PIA04309: The First IMP Image from Mars


The First IMP Image from Mars

Caption:

The First IMP Image from Mars Acquired by the Mars Pathfinder Imager on 8:42 MLST sol1.

Background Info:

Photojournal note: Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain, acquiring images, and taking chemical, atmospheric and other measurements. The final data transmission received from Pathfinder was at 10:23 UTC on September 27, 1997. Although mission managers tried to restore full communications during the following five months, the successful mission was terminated on March 10, 1998.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Instrument Host Mars Pathfinder Lander
Host Type Lander
Instrument Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2003-03-11
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04309
Identifier PIA04309