This image taken at Meridiani Planum, Mars by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (circular device in center), located on its instrument deployment device, or "arm." The image was acquired on the ninth martian day or sol of the rover's mission.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) |
Instrument Host | Opportunity (MER-B) | Curiosity Rover |
Host Type | Rover | |
Instrument | Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) | Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Grayscale | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2004-02-02 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05196 | |
Identifier | PIA05196 |