PIA01581: Sojourner Rover Behind Chimp - Right Eye
Sojourner Rover Behind Chimp - Right Eye
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: 681 samples x 214 lines
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: N/A
Addition Date: 1999-07-02
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Original Caption Released with Image:
This right image of a stereo image pair taken on the afternoon of Sol 74 (September 17) shows the Sojourner rover behind the rock "Chimp." Sojourner is now a record 12.3 m from the lander.

This image and PIA01580(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