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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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Forward ramp & low gain antenna
Title
Forward ramp & low gain antenna
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Mars Pathfinder's forward rover ramp can be seen successfully unfurled in this color image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 3. This ramp was not used for the deployment of the microrover Sojourner, which occurred at the end of Sol 2. When this image was taken, Sojourner was still latched to one of the lander's petals, waiting for the command sequence that would execute its descent off of the lander's petal. The image helped Pathfinder scientists determine whether to deploy the rover using the forward or backward ramps and the nature of the first rover traverse. The metallic object at the lower part of the image is the lander's low-gain antenna. The square at the end of the ramp is one of the spacecraft's magnetic targets. Dust that accumulates on the magnetic targets will later be examined by Sojourner's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer instrument for chemical analysis. At center, a lander petal is visible.
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
Mars Pathfinder's forward rover ramp can be seen successfully unfurled in this color image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 3. This ramp was not used for the deployment of the microrover Sojourner, which occurred at the end of Sol 2. When this image was taken, Sojourner was still latched to one of the lander's petals, waiting for the command sequence that would execute its descent off of the lander's petal. The image helped Pathfinder scientists determine whether to deploy the rover using the forward or backward ramps and the nature of the first rover traverse. The metallic object at the lower part of the image is the lander's low-gain antenna. The square at the end of the ramp is one of the spacecraft's magnetic targets. Dust that accumulates on the magnetic targets will later be examined by Sojourner's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer instrument for chemical analysis. At center, a lander petal is visible.
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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Addition Date:
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1997-07-10
Addition_Date
1997-07-10
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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1280 samples x 960 lines
Product_Size
1280 samples x 960 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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P48890
MRPS81204
Producer_ID
P48890
MRPS81204
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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Sun
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Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
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Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imager
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Imager
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder
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Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MPF
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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_what:
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Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what
Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
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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Image #:
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PIA00661
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00661
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00661
UID
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orignial url
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