McCool Hill on Mars
Explanation:
You can make it.
Winter is rapidly advancing on the southern hemisphere on
Mars,
and the lack of sunlight could be dangerous unless you find a good place to
hibernate.
There it is ahead: McCool Hill.
As the
robotic Spirit rover
rolling across Mars, you are told that this will be a good place to spend the
Martian winter.
On the north slope of
McCool Hill,
you can tilt your
solar panels
toward the Sun enough to generate the power you need to keep running through the
winter.
Between you and
McCool Hill is an usual reddish outcropping of rocks.
Also
visible above,
unusual
layered rocks lie to your right, while
other scattered rocks appear either
smooth or
sponge-like.
Fortunately, there is still some time to explore,
and the landscape before you may hold more clues to the history of
ancient Mars.
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.
