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Vacant Lander in 3-D Target Name:   Mars Spacecraft:   Opportunity Instrument:   Hazard Identification Camera Produced by:   NASA/JPL Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  31 January 2004 Related Documents Opportunity Rolls Onto Martian Ground Mars Exploration Rover Mission Opportunity Rover Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA05183.jpg JPEG 640 x 640 43K PIA05183.jpg JPEG 1024 x 1024 109K PIA05183.tif TIFF 1024 x 1024 1M This 3-D image captured by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's rear hazard-identification camera shows the now-empty lander that carried the rover 283 million miles to Meridiani Planum, Mars. Engineers received confirmation that Opportunity's six wheels successfully rolled off the lander and onto martian soil at 3:01 a.m. PST, January 31, 2004, on the seventh martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover is approximately 1 meter (3 feet) in front of the lander, facing north.

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