PIA04317: Rover Does a Wheelie
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Pathfinder Rover
 Instrument:  Imager for Mars Pathfinder 
 Product Size:  230 x 380 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04317.tif (87.28 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04317.jpg (12.48 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

During a soil mechanics experiment, the rover does a wheelie, lifting its front left wheel into the air.

Photojournal note: Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain, acquiring images, and taking chemical, atmospheric and other measurements. The final data transmission received from Pathfinder was at 10:23 UTC on September 27, 1997. Although mission managers tried to restore full communications during the following five months, the successful mission was terminated on March 10, 1998.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2003-03-11