Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
'Mazatzal's' Sparkly Self
Original Caption Released with Image:
This enhanced-color image taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 79 shows the rock dubbed "Mazatzal" after a portion of its surface was brushed clean by the rover's rock abrasion tool. The reddish material on the right side of the image is the original dust coating. The darker, grayer surface on the left side was exposed after brushing. The crack in the rock may have once contained fluids from which minerals precipitated along its walls. The color in this image was created by combining pictures taken with the microscopic imager's orange-tinted dust cover in both its open and closed positions.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS/Cornel l
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft:
Spirit
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Microscopic Imager
Instrument:
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
Product Size:
982 samples x 982 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spirit
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
Microscopic Imager
facet_what:
Rock Abrasion Tool
facet_what:
RAT
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA05679
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05679
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'Mazatzal's' Sparkly Self