Sweeping the Dust Away
Caption:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit brushed the dust away from a rock target on an outcrop dubbed "Clovis" prior to grinding a hole and conducting mineral studies. This view is a mosaic combining four frames that Spirit took with its microscopic imager on martian sol 214 (Aug. 9, 2004).
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 |
Spirit (MER-A) |
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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 |
Dust, Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-08-20 |
Date in Caption |
2004-08-09 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06791 |
Identifier |
PIA06791 |