Sol 4: Mars Color Panorama
Explanation:
These mosaicked images form a
color panorama of the region immediately surrounding
the Sagan Memorial Station
on Mars.
The most recent images were recorded on Sol 4 -
the 4th day of
operations on the martian surface.
The composite view reveals the reddish soil and rock-strewn
terrain of an
ancient martian flood channel.
At top panel left the unused forward rover deployment ramp
is seen extending from the bottom of the frame while
farther to the right
the Sojourner rover is visible.
The large dark looking
rock at the top of the panel near the right-hand side is called "Yogi".
The now famous martian rock, Barnacle Bill,
is seen just to the left of the rover itself.
Sojourner's analysis shows that Barnacle Bill is unexpectedly
similar to common quartz containing volcanic rocks on Earth!
In the bottom panel yellowish material from some of
the airbags that were used during
landing can be seen
along with regions of the martian soil that
have been disturbed by the retraction of the deflated airbags.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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