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PIA04312: Sojourner's First Images From Mars
These images are views of NASA's Mars Pathfinder Lander's forward ramp before (top image) and after (bottom image) deployment. Some data from the before image was lost due to rover-lander communication problems. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Pathfinder (MPF) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Pathfinder Rover
 Instrument:  Imager for Mars Pathfinder 
 Product Size:  788 x 410 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04312.tif (192.3 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04312.jpg (48.43 kB)  

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These images are views of the Mars Pathfinder Lander's forward ramp before (top image) and after (bottom image) deployment. Some data from the before image was lost due to rover-lander communication problems.

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