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PHOTO CAPTION                 MRPS #81101                
                              July 8, 1997  (Sol 5)
                              ASI/MET
                              
The Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package 
(ASI/MET) is the mast and windsocks at the center of this color 
image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 4.  
The instrument appears in two different sections due to image 
parallax. The ASI/MET is an engineering subsytem that acquired 
atmospheric data during Pathfinder's  descent, and will continue 
to get more data through the entire landed mission. The windsocks 
are seen pointing almost completely up, representing little wind 
movement at the three locations of the windsocks. A rock at left 
holds a shadow of the ASI/MET, indicating the sun's position is 
at the rear right. Portions of a lander petal and deflated airbag 
are visible, in addition to several rocks of varying sizes in the 
distance.

Mars Pathfinder was developed and managed by the Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL) for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.   The IMP was developed by the University of 
Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory under contract to JPL.  
Peter Smith is the Principal Investigator.

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