PIA00638: Sojourner near Barnacle Bill

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: 640 samples x 480 lines Produced By: JPL Producer ID: P48846 MRPS81289 Addition Date: 1997-07-07 Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE Full-Res TIFF: PIA00638.tif (248.1 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00638.jpg (41.08 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: Sojourner is visible in this image, one of the first taken by the deployed Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 3. The rover has moved from this position into one that later facilitated its using the Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument on Barnacle Bill. The APXS, located at the rear of the rover, is not visible in this image. The image was taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) after its deployment on Sol 3. Mars Pathfinder was developed and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The 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