PIA01136: Sojourner Rover View of Souffle Rock

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF) Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Rover Instrument: Rover Cameras Product Size: 288 samples x 288 lines Produced By: JPL Producer ID: P49706 MRPS86812 Addition Date: 1998-01-07 Other Information: Science Magazine, 5 December, 1997 Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE Full-Res TIFF: PIA01136.tif (82.3 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA01136.jpg (15.64 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: Sojourner's observations in the Ares region on Mars raise and answer questions about the origins of the rocks and other deposits found there. This image shows the vesicular and pitted textures of Souffle Rock (32 cm wide) which could be a result of volcanic, sedimentary, or weathering processes. NOTE: original caption as published in Science Magazine 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). Image Credit: NASA/JPL