New Real Estate on Mars
Caption:
This image mosaic taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera shows a new slice of martian real estate southwest of the rover's landing site. The landscape shows little variation in local topography, though a narrow peak only seven to eight kilometers away is visible on the horizon. A circular depression, similar to the one dubbed Sleepy Hollow, can be seen in the foreground. Compared to the Viking and Pathfinder landing sites (
PIA02405
,
PIA00563
,
PIA00393
,
PIA00568
), the terrain at Gusev Crater, Spirit's landing site, is flat and speckled with a sparse array of rocks.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
|
System |
|
|
Target Type |
Planet |
|
Mission |
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
Viking |
Instrument Host |
Spirit (MER-A) |
|
Host Type |
Rover |
|
Instrument |
Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Color, Crater |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2004-01-10 |
Date in Caption |
|
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/Cornell |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05036 |
Identifier |
PIA05036 |