Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Opportunity Leaves a Trail of 'Rat' Holes
Original Caption Released with Image:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's rock abrasion tool, known informally as the "Rat," has nibbled seven holes into the slope of "Endurance Crater." This image from the rover's navigation camera was released previously (PIA06716) without the Rat holes labeled so that viewers could try to find the holes themselves. Here, the holes have been identified. Starting from the uppermost pictured (closest to the crater rim) to the lowest, the Rat hole targets are: "Tennessee," "Cobblehill," "Virginia," "London," "Grindstone," "Kettlestone," and "Drammensfjorden." These holes were drilled on sols 138 (June 13, 2004), 143 (June 18), 145 (June 20), 148 (June 23), 151 (June 26), 153 (June 28) and 161 (July 7), respectively. Each hole is 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft:
Opportunity
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Navigation Camera
Product Size:
536 samples x 527 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Opportunity
facet_what:
Rock Abrasion Tool
facet_what:
RAT
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what:
Navigation Camera (NC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
London
facet_where:
Tennessee
facet_where:
Virginia
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
June 13, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
Image #:
PIA06719
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06719
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Opportunity Leaves a Trail of 'Rat' Holes