PIA07978: 'Methuselah' in False Color
'Methuselah' in False Color
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  467 x 350 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Producer ID:  2005-085  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07978.tif (491.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07978.jpg (56.95 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

An outcrop dubbed "Methuselah," approached by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in April 2005, presented a more extensive exposure of layered rock than Spirit had found in the all its preceding 15 months since landing on Mars. This view of Methuselah by Spirit's panoramic camera is presented in false color.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-24