PIA07188: Heat Shield's Main Piece
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught this view of the main piece of the spacecraft's heat shield on Dec. 25, 2004 on Mars. A separation spring can be seen on the ground to the lower left side of the heat shield.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught this view of the main piece of the spacecraft's heat shield during the rover's 328th martian day, or sol (Dec. 25, 2004). A separation spring can be seen on the ground to the lower left side of the heat shield.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-03