PIA04994: Facing the Sun


Facing the Sun

Caption:

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The bright white dot in this image taken by the panoramic camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is the Sun, used to help point the rover's high-gain antenna toward Earth. The inset shows the Sun magnified five times.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Rover
Instrument Panoramic Camera (Pancam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-01-05
Date in Caption
Image Credit JPL/NASA/Cornell
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04994
Identifier PIA04994