PIA00635: Sojourner's view of the lander
Sojourner's view of the lander
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Rover
Instrument: Rover Cameras
Product Size: 680 x 245 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: P48827
Addition Date: 1997-07-07
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Original Caption Released with Image:
This is one of the first images taken by one of the three Sojourner rover cameras on Sol 3. At right, portions of the lander's deflated airbags and circular high-gain antenna are visible. The Martian horizon is at the background. Sojourner is equipped with three cameras -- a forward stereo system and rear color imaging system. These imaging systems will be used over the course of the rover's mission to get close-up views of rocks and soil.

Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1997-07-07