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Airbag Impressions in Soil Target Name:   Mars Spacecraft:   Opportunity Instrument:   Panoramic Camera Produced by:   NASA/JPL/Cornell Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  25 January 2004 Related Documents Mars Exploration Rover Mission First Images Of Opportunity Site Show Bizarre Landscape Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA05142.jpg JPEG 640 x 640 119K PIA05142.jpg JPEG 1024 x 1024 261K PIA05142.tif TIFF 1024 x 1024 1M This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera shows where the rover's airbags left impressions in the martian soil. The drag marks were made after the rover successfully landed at Meridiani Planum and its airbags were retracted. The rover can be seen in the foreground.

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