PIA00939: Close-up of Moe
Close-up of Moe
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Rover
Instrument: Rover Cameras
Product Size: 383 x 380 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: MRPS84936
Addition Date: 1997-10-14
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Full-Res JPEG: PIA00939.jpg (28.27 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This close-up of the rock "Moe" was taken from the Sojourner rover's front left camera on Sol 70 (September 13). Flute-like textures on the rock, possibly caused by wind abrasion, are clearly visible.

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. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1997-10-14