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PIA00633: Rover Tracks
Tracks made by NASA's Sojourner rover are visible in this image, taken by one of the cameras aboard Sojourner on July 6, 1997. The tracks represent the rover maneuvering towards the rock dubbed Barnacle Bill.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Pathfinder (MPF) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Pathfinder Rover
 Instrument:  Rover Cameras 
 Product Size:  716 x 228 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Producer ID:  P48826 MRPS80987  
 Addition Date:  1997-07-07 
 Primary Data Set:  MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA00633.tif (160.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA00633.jpg (30.45 kB)  

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Tracks made by the Sojourner rover are visible in this image, taken by one of the cameras aboard Sojourner on Sol 3. The tracks represent the rover maneuvering towards the rock dubbed "Barnacle Bill." The rover, having exited the lander via the rear ramp, first traveled towards the right portion of the image, and then moved forward towards the left where Barnacle Bill sits. The fact that the rover was making defined tracks indicates that the soil is made up of particles on a micron scale.

Mars Pathfinder was developed and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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:
1997-07-07