PIA01571: Pits and Flutes on Stimpy - Right Eye
Pits and Flutes on Stimpy - Right Eye
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 280 pixels (width x height)
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: N/A
Addition Date: 1999-07-02
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Full-Res TIFF: PIA01571.tif (127 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA01571.jpg (27.08 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
The rock "Stimpy" is seen in this close-up image taken by the Sojourner rover's right front camera on Sol 70 (September 13). Detailed texture on the rock, such as pits and flutes, are clearly visible.

This image and PIA01570(left eye) make up a stereo pair.

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 an operating division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1999-07-02