Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Sojourner nearing Wedge
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image of the Sojourner rover was taken near the end of daytime operations on Sol 41. The right front wheel is parked on a small rock, perching the left front wheel above the surface. Behind the rover is the rock "Wedge", which was studied by Sojourner's Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer on the night of Sol 37.

Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) was developed by the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory under contract to JPL. Peter Smith is the Principal Investigator.
Addition Date:
1997-08-27
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft:
Mars Pathfinder Lander
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
Product Size:
512 samples x 496 lines
Primary Data Set:
MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Producer ID:
MRPS83351
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what:
MPF
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
facet_what:
Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
Image #:
PIA00907
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00907
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Sojourner nearing Wedge