PIA05164: An Opportunity to Rise
This image taken at Meridiani Planum, shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's wheels in their stowed configuration. As January 28, 2004, the rover had deployed its wheels and completed the first half of the stand-up process.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Hazcam 
 Product Size:  512 x 512 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05164.tif (146.5 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05164.jpg (14.24 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's wheels in their stowed configuration. As of 9:00 a.m. January 28, 2004, the rover had deployed its wheels and completed the first half of the stand-up process. This image was taken at Opportunity's landing site, Meridiani Planum, by the hazard-identification camera.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-28