PIA01559: Sojourner Rover Near Half Dome - Right Eye
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Spacecraft: Mars Pathfinder Lander
Instrument: Rover Cameras
Product Size: 256 samples x 248 lines
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: N/A
Addition Date: 1999-07-02
Primary Data Set: MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Original Caption Released with Image:
Sojourner Rover is seen traversing near Half Dome in this image, taken on Sol 59 by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). The rover's Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) is the cylindrical object extending from the back of the rover.

This image and PIA01558(left 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 an operating division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1999-07-02