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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
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Mars - Spirit rover
Publications with words: Mars - Spirit rover
See also:
- APOD: 2025 July 15 B Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars
- APOD: 2025 July 6 B The Spiral North Pole of Mars
- APOD: 2025 June 29 B Dark Sand Cascades on Mars
- APOD: 2025 June 22 B A Berry Bowl of Martian Spherules
- APOD: 2025 June 15 B Two Worlds One Sun
- Perseverance Selfie with Ingenuity
- Deimos Before Sunrise