PIA04309: The First IMP Image from Mars
The First IMP Image from Mars Acquired by NASA's Mars Pathfinder Imager on 8:42 MLST sol1. Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain. Sol 1 began on July 4, 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:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04309.tif (18.83 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04309.jpg (7.326 kB)  

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The First IMP Image from Mars Acquired by the Mars Pathfinder Imager on 8:42 MLST sol1.

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/Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2003-03-11