PIA15091: Layers in Burns Cliff Examined by Opportunity
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity studied layers in the Burns Cliff slope of Endurance Crater in 2004. The layers show different types of deposition of sulfate-rich sediments. Opportunity's panoramic camera recorded this image.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  862 x 647 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA15091.tif (1.675 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA15091.jpg (112.3 kB)  

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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity studied layers in the Burns Cliff slope of Endurance Crater in 2004. The layers show different types of deposition of sulfate-rich sediments. Opportunity's panoramic camera recorded this image.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2011-11-21