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PIA05139: Meridiani Planum in View
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's first breathtaking views of the martian landscape after its successful landing at Meridiani Planum on Mars. On the left, the rover's mast can be seen in a stowed position.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera 
 Product Size:  512 x 512 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05139.tif (184 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05139.jpg (24.08 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This image shows one of the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's first breathtaking views of the martian landscape after its successful landing at Meridiani Planum on Mars. On the left, the rover's mast can be seen in a stowed position. Opportunity landed Saturday night at approximately 9:05 PST. The image was taken by the rover's navigation camera.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-25