PIA00988: Pebbles, Cobbles, and Sockets
Pebbles, Cobbles, and Sockets
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Rover
Instrument: Rover Cameras
Product Size: 593 x 446 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: U.S. Geological Survey
Producer ID: MRPS84962
Addition Date: 1997-10-14
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Full-Res JPEG: PIA00988.jpg (42.9 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This Rover image of "Shark" (upper left center), "Half Dome" (upper right), and a small rock (right foreground) reveal textures and structures not visible in lander camera images. These rocks are interpreted as conglomerates because their surfaces have rounded protrusions up to several centimeters in size. It is suggested that the protrusions are pebbles and granules.

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/USGS

Image Addition Date:
1997-10-14