Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Ebony and Ivory
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's front hazard-avoidance camera focuses on a target called "Goal 5." Goal 5, examined during the "Eagle Crater" soil survey, is a wind-rippled spot on the upper part of the crater , which the miniature thermal emission spectrometer shows is higher in hematite content compared to other soils within the crater. The light soil in the center of the image is referred to as "Lanikai" -- an inspiration from the white sand beaches of Hawaii. The dark soil is referred to as "Punaluu" after the black sand Hawaiian beaches.
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:
Hazard Identification Camera
Instrument:
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Product Size:
1280 samples x 1280 lines
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Sun
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Crater
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Spectrometer
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Mars
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Opportunity
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Hazard-identificatio n Camera
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Hazard-Avoidance Camera
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Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES)
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES)
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Mars
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Hawaii
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA05645
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05645
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Ebony and Ivory