PIA05133: Spirit's Hardware Up Close on Mars
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spirit
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
 Product Size:  640 x 480 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05133.tif (188.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05133.jpg (14.54 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows, on the left, a close-up of the backshell and parachute Spirit dropped while landing at Gusev Crater on Mars on Jan. 3, 2004. The backshell is the smaller white mark to the left of the parachute. On the right is a close-up of the location believed to be where the heat shield impacted, leaving a visible dark streak. Both images were taken on Jan. 19, 2004, by the camera on board Mars Global Surveyor.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-23