PIA00626: "Flat Top"
A close-up of the rectangular rock called 'Flat Top' from NASA's Mars Pathfinder (MPF) rover Sojourner in July, 1997.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Pathfinder (MPF) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Pathfinder Lander
 Instrument:  Imager for Mars Pathfinder 
 Product Size:  256 x 248 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Producer ID:  P48834 MRPS81305  
 Addition Date:  1997-07-06 
 Primary Data Set:  MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA00626.tif (64.25 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA00626.jpg (12.64 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

A close-up of the rectangular rock called "Flat Top."

Photojournal note: Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain, acquiring images, and taking chemical, atmospheric and other measurements. The final data transmission received from Pathfinder was at 10:23 UTC on September 27, 1997. Although mission managers tried to restore full communications during the following five months, the successful mission was terminated on March 10, 1998.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1997-07-06