PIA03622: Rim of 'Erebus'

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spacecraft: Opportunity Instrument: Panoramic Camera Product Size: 952 samples x 587 lines Produced By: Cornell University Full-Res TIFF: PIA03622.tif (1.679 MB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA03622.jpg (94.88 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: The center upper portion of this image shows a portion of the rim of "Erebus Crater" in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars. This approximately true-color view from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is a composite of frames acquired on the rover's 657th Martian day, or sol, (Nov. 28, 2005). This is a small portion of a large panorama. Other portions of the panorama were still being shot three sols later. This view is a composite of separate images taken through the camera's 750-nanometer, 530-nanometer and 430-nanometer filters. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell