PIA07979: Texture of Rock at 'Jibsheet'
Texture of Rock at 'Jibsheet'
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Microscopic Imager 
 Product Size:  934 x 701 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Producer ID:  2005-085  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07979.tif (655.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07979.jpg (104.4 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

A bulbous texture is evident in this rock target at the outcrop called "Jibsheet" in this view from the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. Frames making up this mosaic image of a target dubbed "Reef" were taken during the rover's 481st martian day, or sol (May 11, 2005).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-24