Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
'Clovis' in Color
Original Caption Released with Image:

Figure 1

This approximate true-color image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock outcrop dubbed "Clovis." The rock was discovered to be softer than other rocks studied so far at Gusev Crater after the rover easily ground a hole into it with its rock abrasion tool. This image was taken by the 750-, 530- and 480-nanometer filters of the rover's panoramic camera on sol 217(August 13, 2004).

Elemental Trio Found in 'Clovis'
Figure 1 above shows that the interior of the rock dubbed "Clovis" contains higher concentrations of sulfur, bromine and chlorine than basaltic, or volcanic, rocks studied so far at Gusev Crater. The data were taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer after the rover dug into Clovis with its rock abrasion tool. The findings might indicate that this rock was chemically altered, and that fluids once flowed through the rock depositing these elements.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell
Graph Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell/Max Planck Institute
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft:
Spirit
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Panoramic Camera
Instrument:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Product Size:
1024 samples x 1024 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Spirit
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Panoramic Camera
facet_what:
Planck
facet_what:
Rock Abrasion Tool
facet_what:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
August 13, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
Image #:
PIA06772
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06772
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'Clovis' in Color