Heat Shield’s Main Piece
Caption:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught this view of the main piece of the spacecraft's heat shield during the rover's 328th martian day, or sol (Dec. 25, 2004). A separation spring can be seen on the ground to the lower left side of the heat shield.
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 |
Navigation Camera (Navcam) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2005-01-03 |
Date in Caption |
2004-12-25 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Cornell |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07188 |
Identifier |
PIA07188 |