Pancam multispectral imaging results from the opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum

J. F. Bell; S. W. Squyres; R. E. Arvidson; H. M. Arneson; D. Bass; W. Calvin; W. H. Farrand; W. Goetz; M. Golombek; R. Greeley; J. Grotzinger; E. Guinness; A. G. Hayes; M. Y.H. Hubbard; K. E. Herkenhoff; M. J. Johnson; J. R. Johnson; J. Joseph; K. M. Kinch; M. T. Lemmon; R. Li; M. B. Madsen; J. N. Maki; M. Malin; E. McCartney; S. McLennan; H. Y. McSween; D. W. Ming; R. V. Morris; E. Z. Noe Dobrea; T. J. Parker; J. Proton; J. W. Rice; F. Seelos; J. M. Soderblom; L. A. Soderblom; J. N. Sohl-Dickstein; R. J. Sullivan; C. M. Weitz; M. J. Wolff

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Pancam multispectral imaging results from the opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum

J. F. Bell, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, H. M. Arneson, D. Bass, W. Calvin, W. H. Farrand, W. Goetz, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, A. G. Hayes, M. Y.H. Hubbard, K. E. Herkenhoff, M. J. Johnson, J. R. Johnson, J. Joseph, K. M. Kinch, M. T. LemmonR. Li, M. B. Madsen, J. N. Maki, M. Malin, E. McCartney, S. McLennan, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, E. Z. Noe Dobrea, T. J. Parker, J. Proton, J. W. Rice, F. Seelos, J. M. Soderblom, L. A. Soderblom, J. N. Sohl-Dickstein, R. J. Sullivan, C. M. Weitz, M. J. Wolff

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Panoramic Camera (Pancam) images from Meridiani Planum reveal a low-albedo, generally flat, and relatively rock-free surface. Within and around impact craters and fractures, laminated outcrop rocks with higher albedo are observed. Fine-grained materials include dark sand, bright ferric iron-rich dust, angular rock clasts, and millimeter-size spheroidal granules that are eroding out of the laminated rocks. Spectra of sand, clasts, and one dark plains rock are consistent with mafic silicates such as pyroxene and olivine. Spectra of both the spherules and the laminated outcrop materials indicate the presence of crystalline ferric oxides or oxyhydroxides. Atmospheric observations show a steady decline in dust opacity during the mission. Astronomical observations captured solar transits by Phobos and Deimos and time-lapse observations of sunsets.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1703-1709
Number of pages	7
Journal	Science
Volume	306
Issue number	5702
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1105245
State	Published - Dec 3 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Bell, J. F., Squyres, S. W., Arvidson, R. E., Arneson, H. M., Bass, D., Calvin, W., Farrand, W. H., Goetz, W., Golombek, M., Greeley, R., Grotzinger, J., Guinness, E., Hayes, A. G., Hubbard, M. Y. H., Herkenhoff, K. E., Johnson, M. J., Johnson, J. R., Joseph, J., Kinch, K. M., ... Wolff, M. J. (2004). Pancam multispectral imaging results from the opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum. Science, 306(5702), 1703-1709. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1105245

Bell, JF, Squyres, SW, Arvidson, RE, Arneson, HM, Bass, D, Calvin, W, Farrand, WH, Goetz, W, Golombek, M, Greeley, R, Grotzinger, J, Guinness, E, Hayes, AG, Hubbard, MYH, Herkenhoff, KE, Johnson, MJ, Johnson, JR, Joseph, J, Kinch, KM, Lemmon, MT, Li, R, Madsen, MB, Maki, JN, Malin, M, McCartney, E, McLennan, S, McSween, HY, Ming, DW, Morris, RV, Noe Dobrea, EZ, Parker, TJ, Proton, J, Rice, JW, Seelos, F, Soderblom, JM, Soderblom, LA, Sohl-Dickstein, JN, Sullivan, RJ, Weitz, CM & Wolff, MJ 2004, 'Pancam multispectral imaging results from the opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum', Science, vol. 306, no. 5702, pp. 1703-1709. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1105245

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