PIA05233: Opportunity Spies Its Backshell
From its location at the inner edge of the small crater surrounding it, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was able to look out to the plains where its backshell and parachute landed.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  1024 x 512 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05233.tif (1.105 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05233.jpg (34.25 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:
From its new location at the inner edge of the small crater surrounding it, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was able to look out to the plains where its backshell (left) and parachute (right) landed. Opportunity is currently investigating a rock outcropping with its suite of robotic geologic tools. This approximate true-color image was created by combining data from the panoramic camera's red, green and blue filters.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-09