PIA06358: 'Hank's Hollow' Sparkles
This false-color composite image highlights mysterious and sparkly dust-like material that is created when the soil in this region is disturbed. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image on sol 165 in 'Hank's Hollow' (June 20, 2004).
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06358.tif (3.15 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06358.jpg (204.1 kB)  

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This false-color composite panoramic camera image highlights mysterious and sparkly dust-like material that is created when the soil in this region is disturbed. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image on sol 165 (June 20, 2004) in "Hank's Hollow," using filters L2, L5 and L7.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-07-02