PIA05056: Right on Target-2


Right on Target-2

Caption:

This map shows a close-up look at the estimated location of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit within Gusev Crater, Mars. Measurements taken during the rover's descent by the Deep Space Network predicted its landing site to be the spot marked with a black dot. Later measurements taken on the ground by both the Deep Space Network and the orbiter Mars Odyssey narrowed the predicted landing site to a spot marked with a white dot. When initially choosing a landing site for the rover, engineers avoided hazardous craters outlined here in yellow and red. This map consists of data from Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission 2001 Mars Odyssey Deep Space Network (DSN), Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Instrument Host Mars Odyssey Mars Global Surveyor, Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Orbiter Rover
Instrument Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater, Map, Radio
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-01-13
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Arizona State University
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05056
Identifier PIA05056