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Trench

         The Opportunity rover acquired this mosaic of a trench made by its front wheel on Sol 372 (Feb. 09, 2005). The rovers are capable of locking a wheel and using it as a digging tool while turning the others, providing a view under the topmost layers of Martian soil. This way, scientists can gather information on soil composition a few centimeters beneath the surface. This trench is about 20 centimeters wide and about a meter long.
         This mosaic was acquired in Pancam's 753-nm, 535-nm, and 432-nm filters. Two versions are offered here at full resolution: an approximately true color rendering, and a false color stretch to bring out subtle color differences in the scene.

        

 


Jim Bell
Pancam Instrument Lead
April 8, 2008

Full Resolution Images
True Color Thumb
  Approximate
  True Color   .jpg    .tif
  Image size: 4001 x 986
 
False Color Thumb
  False Color   .jpg   .tif
  Image size: 4001 x 986
   Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
   Image mosaicking: Elaina McCartney,
   Jon Proton
   Calibration and color rendering: CCC
   and the Pancam team (Jim Bell)
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