Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Sojourner & terrain
Original Caption Released with Image:
The undeployed Sojourner rover is seen still latched to a lander petal in this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 1, the lander's first day on Mars. Portions of a petal and deflated airbag are in the foreground. The rectangular rock at center has been dubbed "Flat Top," and may be a possible object of study for Sojourner's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument. The two hills in the distance, approximately one to two kilometers away, have been dubbed the "Twin Peaks" and are of great interest to Pathfinder scientists as objects of future study.

Mars Pathfinder was developed and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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:
1997-07-06
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:
1279 samples x 959 lines
Primary Data Set:
MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
Producer ID:
P48839
MRPS81297
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spectrometer
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_what:
Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA00632
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00632
orignial url:

Sojourner & terrain