PIA07021: Abrasion Work on 'Uchben'


Abrasion Work on ‘Uchben’

Caption:

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Figure 1

Researchers used the rover Spirit's rock abrasion tool to help them study a rock dubbed "Uchben" in the "Columbia Hills" of Mars. The tool ground into the rock, creating a shallow hole 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter in the central upper portion of this image. It also used wire bristles to brush a portion of the surface below and to the right of the hole. Spirit used its panoramic camera during the rover's 293rd martian day (Oct. 29, 2004) to take the frames combined into this approximately true-color image.

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 Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-11-04
Date in Caption 2004-10-29
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Cornell
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07021
Identifier PIA07021