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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Color mosaic of rover & terrain
Title
Color mosaic of rover & terrain
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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The Sojourner rover and undeployed ramps onboard the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft can be seen in this image, by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on July 4 (Sol 1). This image has been corrected for the curvature created by parallax. The microrover Sojourner is latched to the petal, and has not yet been deployed. The ramps are a pair of deployable metal reels which will provide a track for the rover as it slowly rolls off the lander, over the spacecraft's deflated airbags, and onto the surface of Mars. Pathfinder scientists will use this image to determine whether it is safe to deploy the ramps. One or both of the ramps will be unfurled, and then scientists will decide whether the rover will use either the forward or backward ramp for its descent.
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 an operating 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.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
The Sojourner rover and undeployed ramps onboard the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft can be seen in this image, by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on July 4 (Sol 1). This image has been corrected for the curvature created by parallax. The microrover Sojourner is latched to the petal, and has not yet been deployed. The ramps are a pair of deployable metal reels which will provide a track for the rover as it slowly rolls off the lander, over the spacecraft's deflated airbags, and onto the surface of Mars. Pathfinder scientists will use this image to determine whether it is safe to deploy the ramps. One or both of the ramps will be unfurled, and then scientists will decide whether the rover will use either the forward or backward ramp for its descent.
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 an operating 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.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Other Information:
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Other_Information
Other Information
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Addition Date:
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1997-07-05
Addition_Date
1997-07-05
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Mission
Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Mars Pathfinder Lander
Spacecraft
Mars Pathfinder Lander
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Imager for Mars Pathfinder
Instrument
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
Instrument
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Product Size:
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2300 samples x 1100 lines
Product_Size
2300 samples x 1100 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Primary_Data_Set
MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Primary Data Set
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Producer ID:
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P48824
MRPS81283
Producer_ID
P48824
MRPS81283
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imager
facet_what
Imager
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MPF
facet_what
MPF
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what
Mars Pathfinder Lander
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imager for Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Arizona
facet_where
Arizona
facet_where
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_when:
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December, 1997
facet_when
December, 1997
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1997
facet_when_year
1997
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA00621
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00621
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00621
UID
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orignial url:
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orignial_url
orignial url
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