PIA05007: Airbag Trails
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera
 Product Size:  640 x 480 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05007.tif (848.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05007.jpg (30.94 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This segment of the first color image from the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's airbag trails. These depressions in the soil were made when the airbags were deflated and retracted after landing.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-07