Focus on El Capitan-3
Caption:
This image, taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed "El Capitan." The region was in a shadow when the image was acquired. Several images, each showing a different part of this region in good focus, were merged to produce this view. The area in this image, taken on Sol 28 of the Opportunity mission, is approximately 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) across.
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) |
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Host Type |
Rover |
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Instrument |
Microscopic Imager (MI) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale, Shadow |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-03-02 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/US Geological Survey |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05476 |
Identifier |
PIA05476 |