Mars Rocks, Sojourner Rolls
Explanation:
This sharp color image
featuring Mars
rock Yogi and the
rolling Sojourner
robot shows off Yogi's startling two-toned surface.
Yogi appears to be leaning into the prevailing winds causing some to
suggest that its color
contrast may be caused by the accumulation of
rust colored dust on
its windward face.
The Pathfinder spacecraft, now the Sagan Memorial Station,
has ended the primary mission phase after returning
a scientific bonanza from the surface
of Mars.
The Sojourner robot has now traveled 171 feet on the
martian surface, circumnavigated the lander, and also
produced a wealth of data and images.
Entering the extended mission phase of operations, controllers will
concentrate on conserving battery power
while continuing to explore
the red planet.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
