- Original Caption Released with Image:
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These maps, acquired from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity prior
to the rover's roll-off, are shown along with data collected at the five
locations the rover visited along the Meridiani Planum rock outcrop
(dubbed "Alpha," "Bravo," "Charlie," Delta," and "Echo"). The data,
collected by the rover's miniature thermal emission spectrometer, has
been superimposed on images taken by the navigation camera. The areas
investigated are different sizes because of the differing distances
from the rover. The bright red region behind the rover has one of the
highest hematite concentrations observed in the crater. The areas on
the floor of the crater and in the outcrop that the rover has been
sampling have much lower hematite concentrations than those found on
the surrounding plains. Data from the miniature thermal emission
spectrometer show that the floor of the crater is covered with basaltic
sand.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Cornell/ASU
Image Addition Date: -
2004-03-12
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