PIA05140: Meridiani Planum Soil
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's first breathtaking views of the martian landscape after its successful landing at Meridiani Planum on Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  512 x 512 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05140.tif (262.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05140.jpg (40.92 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This image shows one of the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's first views of the martian soil after its successful landing at Meridiani Planum on Mars. Opportunity landed Saturday night at approximately 9:05 PST. The image was taken by the rover's panoramic camera.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-25