PIA05757: Best Fit for 'Bounce'
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer 
 Product Size:  792 x 612 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05757.tif (1.458 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05757.jpg (63.63 kB)

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The mineralogy of "Bounce" rock was determined by fitting spectra from a library of laboratory minerals to the spectrum of Bounce taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's miniature thermal emission spectrometer. The minerals that give the best fit include pyroxene, plagioclase and olivine -- minerals commonly found in basaltic volcanic rocks -- and typical martian dust produced by the rover's rock abrasion tool.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell/ASU

Image Addition Date:
2004-04-14