File:MarsEnduranceCrater (Geology).png
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 800 × 156 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 62 pixels | 640 × 125 pixels | 1,024 × 200 pixels | 1,280 × 250 pixels | 5,253 × 1,024 pixels.
Original file (5,253 × 1,024 pixels, file size: 15.42 MB, MIME type: image/png)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary
[edit].png&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
English: This approximate image colorized for geologists and taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the impact crater known as "Endurance." Scientists are eager to explore Endurance for clues to the red planet's history. The crater's exposed walls provide a window to what lies beneath the surface of Mars and thus what geologic processes occurred there in the past. While recent studies of the smaller crater nicknamed "Eagle" revealed an evaporating body of salty water, that crater was not deep enough to indicate what came before the water. Endurance may be able to help answer this question, but the challenge is getting to the scientific targets: most of the crater's rocks are embedded in vertical cliffs. Rover planners are currently developing strategies to overcome this obstacle.
Presently, Opportunity is perched 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) away from the crater's edge. Endurance is roughly 130 meters (430 feet) across. This image mosaic was taken by the panoramic camera's 480-, 530- and 750-nanometer filters on sols 97 and 98. It consists of a total of 258 individual images.Français : Panorama du cratère Endurance pris par la sonde Opportunity (couleurs modifiées pour les géologues). |
| Date | |
| Source | http://www.nasa.gov, Own work |
| Author | NASA/JPL, colors modified by J. N. Squire |
| Other versions | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:MarsEndurance.jpg |
Licensing
[edit].png&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
|
This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) |  |
 |
Warnings:
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 23:29, 6 March 2010 | | 5,253 × 1,024 (15.42 MB) | J. N. Squire (talk | contribs) | reduction |
| 23:16, 6 March 2010 |  | 10,505 × 2,048 (61.65 MB) | J. N. Squire (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=This approximate true-color image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the impact crater known as "Endurance." Scientists are eager to explore Endurance for clues to the red planet |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
- File:MarsEnduranceCrater (Color unmodified for media.).png (file redirect)
.png&redirect=no){kind=link}
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Usage on lb.wikipedia.org
.png&oldid=633797609){kind=link}