PIA00968: Sojourner's APXS at Stimpy - Right Eye

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF) Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Lander Instrument: Imager for Mars Pathfinder Product Size: 450 samples x 227 lines Produced By: JPL Producer ID: MRPS85008 Addition Date: 1997-10-13 Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE Full-Res TIFF: PIA00968.tif (125.5 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00968.jpg (38.14 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: This image shows the Sojourner rover's Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) deployed against the rock "Stimpy" on the afternoon of Sol 68 (September 11). The two rocks behind the rover were previously analyzed by the APXS. This image and PIA01563(right eye) make up a stereo pair. Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). 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. Image Credit: NASA/JPL