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Credit & Copyright: Marco Di Lorenzo et al. courtesy Aviation Week,
Mars Exploration Rover Mission,
Cornell,
JPL,
NASA;
Courtesy M. Di Lorenzo et al. & Aviation Week
Explanation:
What is the geologic history of Mars?
To help find out, the
robot Spirit rover
explored the terrain on the way up to the top of Husband Hill and took pictures along
the way.
Earth-bound team members later combined images from one camera with
colors from another to create this semi-realistic vista from near the top of the rugged hill.
Many rock faces were imaged and probed along the way.
The above image captures not only a high and distant Mars inside
Gusev crater,
but also more of the refrigerator-sized Spirit rover
than other
similar
vistas.
Visible technology includes a wide array of energy-absorbing
solar panels, a
sundial, and the
circular
high gain communications antenna.
Courtesy M. Di Lorenzo et al. & Aviation Week
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Based on Astronomy Picture
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Publications with keywords: Mars - Spirit rover
Publications with words: Mars - Spirit rover
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- APOD: 2024 December 3 Á Ice Clouds over a Red Planet
- APOD: 2024 November 10 Á Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
- APOD: 2024 September 9 Á Mars: Moon, Craters, and Volcanos
- APOD: 2024 June 5 Á Shadow of a Martian Robot
- Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited
- The Shadow of Ingenuity s Damaged Rotor Blade
- APOD: 2023 November 7 Á A Martian Dust Devil Spins By