PIA01122: Sojourner Rover Near The Dice
Sojourner Rover Near The Dice
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Lander
Instrument: Imager for Mars Pathfinder
Product Size: 1276 x 1175 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: P49456
MRPS86246
Addition Date: 1997-12-12
Other Information: Science Magazine, 5 December, 1997
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Full-Res TIFF: PIA01122.tif (4.989 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA01122.jpg (166.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
Lander image of rover near The Dice (three small rocks behind the rover) and Yogi on sol 22. Color (red, green, and blue filters at 6:1 compression) image shows dark rocks, bright red dust, dark red soil exposed in rover tracks, and dark (black) soil. The APXS is in view at the rear of the vehicle, and the forward stereo cameras and laser light stripers are in shadow just below the front edge of the solar panel.

NOTE: original caption as published in Science Magazine

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1997-12-12