This is a picture of "Block Island," an odd-shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite.
This rock was imaged with the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 1959 (July 28, 2009).
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | |
Instrument Host | Opportunity (MER-B) | |
Host Type | Rover | |
Instrument | Hazard Camera (Hazcam) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Grayscale | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2009-07-31 | |
Date in Caption | 2009-07-28 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA12161 | |
Identifier | PIA12161 |