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PIA05193: Opportunity Stretches Out
This image taken at Meridiani Planum in 2004 shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's arm in its extended position.
 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:  PIA05193.tif (203.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05193.jpg (19.26 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image taken by the front hazard-identification camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's arm in its extended position. The arm, or instrument deployment device, was deployed on the ninth martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover, now sitting 1 meter (3 feet) away from the lander, can be seen in the foreground.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-02