PIA05141: Meridiani Planum Soil-2
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's first views of the martian soil were in shadows 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:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05141.tif (1.019 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05141.jpg (175.5 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