PIA05138: First Panoramic Look at Meridiani Planum, Mars
First Panoramic Look at Meridiani Planum, Mars
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft: Opportunity
Instrument: Navigation Camera
Product Size: 1922 samples x 595 lines
Produced By: JPL
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Original Caption Released with Image:
This 360-degree panorama is one of the first images beamed back to Earth from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shortly after it touched down at Meridiani Planum, Mars. The image was captured by the rover's navigation camera.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-25