Ground Inspection
Caption:
This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit microscopic imager, an instrument located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or arm, shows a patch of soil at the target nicknamed "Squiggle Dunes." The rover imaged this area, which measures 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) across, just before it drove 24.4 meters (80.1 feet) on the 39th sol of its journey.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
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Instrument Host |
Opportunity (MER-B) |
Spirit (MER-A) |
Host Type |
Rover |
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Instrument |
Microscopic Imager (MI) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Dune, Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-02-14 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05288 |
Identifier |
PIA05288 |