Mars: Twin Peaks In Stereo
Explanation:
Get out your
red/blue glasses and gaze across
the surface of Mars in stereo.
You are looking south of west across an
ancient flood channel, Ares Vallis,
landing site of the
Mars Pathfinder.
A rover deployment ramp and lander petal define the foreground
in this 3D-view while a field of rocks seems to stretch
to the horizon.
At the upper right, over half a mile distant, are the hills known as
the "Twin Peaks".
Today
is
Sol 10, the tenth day
the
Pathfinder lander and
Sojourner rover have been operating
on the martian surface.
Over that period,
the mission has been returning
a wealth of images and data.
The otherwise successful
rover activities have
been recently hampered
by some communication and computer difficulties.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
