Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Wedge and Flat Top
Original Caption Released with Image:
Flat Top, the rectangular rock at right, is part of a stretch of rocky terrain in this image, taken by the deployed Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 3. Dust has accumulated on the top of Flat Top, but is not present on the sides due to the steep angles of the rock. This dust may have been placed by dust storms moving across the Martian surface. The rock dubbed "Wedge" is at left. The objects have been studied using several different color filters on the IMP camera.

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.
Addition Date:
1997-07-09
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:
640 samples x 480 lines
Primary Data Set:
MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Producer ID:
P48877
MRPS81093
facet_what:
Sun
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_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 #:
PIA00648
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00648
orignial url:

Wedge and Flat Top