Detail View: NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection: Pebbles, Cobbles, and Sockets
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Title:
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Pebbles, Cobbles, and Sockets
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This Rover image of "Shark" (upper left center), "Half Dome" (upper right), and a small rock (right foreground) reveal textures and structures not visible in lander camera images. These rocks are interpreted as conglomerates because their surfaces have rounded protrusions up to several centimeters in size. It is suggested that the protrusions are pebbles and granules. 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).
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Addition Date:
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1997-10-14
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Produced By:
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Mission:
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Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
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Spacecraft:
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Mars Pathfinder Rover
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Target Name:
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Mars
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
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Instrument:
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Rover Cameras
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Product Size:
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593 samples x 446 lines
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Primary Data Set:
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MARS_PATHFINDER_PAGE
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Producer ID:
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MRPS84962
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facet_what:
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MPF
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facet_where:
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California
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Image #:
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PIA00988
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00988
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original url:
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http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00988
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