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Here-a-Hematite, There-a-Hematite
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Caption:
These maps, created with data from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer, an instrument located on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera mast assembly, show the hematite abundance as detected by the instrument from inside the crater at Opportunity's landing site. Hematite data was taken at infrared wavelengths to create these maps, which have been superimposed on images from the rover's navigation camera to provide the visual context of how the hematite is distributed across the martian surface. The hematite abundance has been color-coded, with blue showing relatively no abundance to red showing about 20 percent abundance. Each roughly circular spot represents a single observation by the instrument.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | |
| Instrument Host | Opportunity (MER-B) | |
| Host Type | Rover | |
| Instrument | Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) | Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Infrared, Thermal | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-03-12 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Cornell/ASU | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05548 | |
| Identifier | PIA05548 | |
