Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Opportunity's Mars Analemma
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 16, 2014 is “Opportunity's Mars Analemma,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA /JPL/Cornell/ASU/TAMU. The original explanation runs about 195 words.
From the explanation
“Staring up into the martian sky, the Opportunity rover captured an image at 11:02 AM local mean time nearly every 3rd sol, or martian day, for 1 martian year. Of course, the result is this martian analemma , a curve tracing the Sun’s motion through the sky in the course of a year (668 sols) on the Red Planet .”
— APOD editors, May 16, 2014
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- May 16, 2014
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA /JPL/Cornell/ASU/TAMU
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 195 words