PIA05093: Penny for Your Reference
This close-up image of a penny shows the degree to which the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit can zoom in on a target.
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Microscopic Imager 
 Product Size:  489 x 489 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05093.tif (175.4 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05093.jpg (46.3 kB)  

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15 April 2004

This close-up image of a penny shows the degree to which the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit can zoom in on a target. The penny is seen exactly as it would be on Mars if it were placed under the microscopic imager. This picture was taken by the imager during testing at JPL.

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Spirit's Microscopic Vision Demonstrated

This close-up image of a penny shows the power of the microscopic imager onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to see fine details. The picture was taken by the imager during testing at JPL.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Geological Survey

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-16