Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Grooving in Trenchtown (computer animation)
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image is a screenshot from a computer-generated animation showing the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's arm exploring the trench dug by one of its wheels. The rover's arm, or instrument deployment device, holds a suite of scientific instruments designed to examine rocks and soil for signs of past water on Mars. One of these instruments, the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer, is shown here investigating the trench. The movie was generated from data taken by the rover's onboard sensors.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft:
Opportunity
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Product Size:
1092 samples x 724 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Opportunity
facet_what:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA05322
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05322
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Grooving in Trenchtown (computer animation)