Looking Back, Spirit Sol 90- April 22, 2004 Following a long drive, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this backwards glance at its tracks across the landscape on sol 90 of its mission (April 4, 2004). The image is from Spirit's navigation camera. Image credit: NASAJPLDiscusshttp://www.markcarey.com/mars/discuss-looking-back-spirit-sol-90.html Gusev's Rim Revealed- April 22, 2004 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image on sol 91 (April 5, 2004). Spirit is looking to the southeast, and through the martian haze has captured the rim of Gusev crater approximately 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) away on the horizon. The right side of this image reveals the portion of the crater edge that descends into the mouth of Ma'adim Vallis, a channel that opens into Gusev crater. Spirit is currently traveling toward the informally named "Columbia Hills,"...http://www.markcarey.com/mars/discuss-gusevs-rim-revealed.html Fram Crater 3D- April 22, 2004 This 3-D cylindrical-perspective projection was constructed from a sequence of four images taken by the navigation camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The images were acquired on sol 85 of Opportunity's mission to Meridiani Planum. The camera acquired the images at approximately 14:28 local solar time, or around 6:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, on April 20, 2004. The view is from the rover's new location, a region dubbed "Fram Crater" located some 450 meters (.3 miles)..http://www.markcarey.com/mars/discuss-fram-crater-3d.html |