Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
APXS on Barnacle Bill - color
Original Caption Released with Image:
The image was taken by a camera aboard the Sojourner rover on Sol 4. Portions of the rover's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument are visible studying Barnacle Bill.

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).
Addition Date:
1997-07-09
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft:
Mars Pathfinder Rover
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Rover Cameras
Product Size:
200 samples x 435 lines
Primary Data Set:
MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Producer ID:
P48874
MRPS81086
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what:
MPF
facet_what:
Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what:
Mars Pathfinder Rover
facet_what:
Rover Cameras
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
Image #:
PIA00644
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00644
orignial url:

APXS on Barnacle Bill - color