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PIA05503: Rare Glance at "Last Chance"
This 3-dimensional model shows a region of the outcrop near NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site dubbed 'Last Chance.' The model was created with images taken by the rover's panoramic camera.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  1920 x 1080 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05503.tif (2.228 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05503.jpg (101.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This three dimensional model shows a region of the outcrop near the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site dubbed "Last Chance." The model was created with images taken by the rover's panoramic camera. The layered rocks were recently the subject of an extensive series of microscopic images.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell/Ames

Image Addition Date:
2004-03-05