PIA06274: Slippery Slope?
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Spirit
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
 Product Size:  1696 x 968 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06274.tif (499.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06274.jpg (68.06 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This digital elevation map shows the topography of the "Columbia Hills," just in front of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. Rover planners are currently plotting the safest route for Spirit to climb to the front hill, called "West Spur." The direct path from the bottom crosshatch to the top crosshatch may be too steep. Data from the Mars Orbital Camera on the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor were used to create this 3-D map.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/USGS/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2004-06-16