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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Trenching the Trough
Title
Trenching the Trough
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This animation shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity digging a trench near the trough dubbed "Anatolia" with its left front wheel on sol 73. It was taken by the rover's hazard-avoidance camera.
The trench was dug so that Opportunity would be able to place its Moessbauer spectrometer on a soil target (the pile of material on the right side of the trench) during a four-day flight software update. The rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer was pointed at the sky at this time taking calibration measurements.
Spirit performed a similar operation during its flight software update, but its Moessbauer was placed on a rock dubbed "Route 66." Since there are no rocks at Opportunity's current location, rover team members chose a patch of soil.
The trench itself is 95 centimeters (38 inches) long by 16 centimeters (6 inches) wide by 11 centimeters (4 inches) deep. It is the deepest hole dug by either Spirit or Opportunity to date.
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This animation shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity digging a trench near the trough dubbed "Anatolia" with its left front wheel on sol 73. It was taken by the rover's hazard-avoidance camera.
The trench was dug so that Opportunity would be able to place its Moessbauer spectrometer on a soil target (the pile of material on the right side of the trench) during a four-day flight software update. The rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer was pointed at the sky at this time taking calibration measurements.
Spirit performed a similar operation during its flight software update, but its Moessbauer was placed on a rock dubbed "Route 66." Since there are no rocks at Opportunity's current location, rover team members chose a patch of soil.
The trench itself is 95 centimeters (38 inches) long by 16 centimeters (6 inches) wide by 11 centimeters (4 inches) deep. It is the deepest hole dug by either Spirit or Opportunity to date.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Trenching the Trough [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A05754 ]
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Trenching the Trough [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A05754 ]
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL
Image Credit
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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 Exploration Rover (MER)
Mission
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Opportunity
Spacecraft
Opportunity
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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Hazard Identification Camera
Instrument
Hazard Identification Camera
Instrument
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Product Size:
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1022 samples x 616 lines
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1022 samples x 616 lines
Product Size
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Sun
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Sun
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
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Spirit
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Spirit
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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Opportunity
facet_what
Opportunity
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facet_what:
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Hazard-identificatio n Camera
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Hazard-identificatio n Camera
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Hazard-Avoidance Camera
facet_what
Hazard-Avoidance Camera
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facet_what:
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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
facet_what
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what
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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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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA05754
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05754
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05754
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