- Original Caption Released with Image:
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The panoramic camera aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
acquired this panorama of the "Payson" outcrop on the western edge of
"Erebus" Crater during Opportunity's sol 744 (Feb. 26, 2006). From this
vicinity at the northern end of the outcrop, layered rocks are observed
in the crater wall, which is about 1 meter (3.3 feet) thick. The view
also shows rocks disrupted by the crater-forming impact event and
subjected to erosion over time.
To the left of the outcrop, a flat, thin layer of spherule-rich soils
overlies more outcrop materials. The rover is currently traveling down
this "road" and observing the approximately 25-meter (82-foot) length of
the outcrop prior to departing Erebus crater.
The panorama camera took 28 separate exposures of this scene, using four
different filters. The resulting panorama covers about 90 degrees of
terrain around the rover. This false-color rendering was made using the
camera's 753-nanometer, 535-nanometer and 423-nanometer filters. Using
false color enhances the subtle color differences between layers of rocks
and soils in the scene so that scientists can better analyze them.
Image-to-image seams have been eliminated from the sky portion of the
mosaic to better simulate the vista a person standing on Mars would see.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS/Cornell
Image Addition Date: -
2006-03-07
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