PIA05460: Opportunity's Empty Nest
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera
 Product Size:  4367 x 2997 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05460.tif (24.87 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05460.jpg (741.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This image taken by the panoramic camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's now-empty lander, the Challenger Memorial Station, at Meridiani Planum, Mars. The image was acquired on the 24th martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's mission at approximately 13:00 Local Solar Time. This is a mosaic image consisting of 12 color images acquired with the camera's red, green and blue filters. The color balance has been set to approximate the colors that a human eye would see.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-27