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PIA06279: 'Columbia Hills' at Last!
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera
 Product Size:  7466 x 1230 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06279.tif (7.296 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06279.jpg (1.177 MB)
 QuickTime VR:  PIA06279.mov (1.56 MB)

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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took the images that make up this 360-degree panorama with its navigation camera on sol 156 (June 11, 2004). The image highlights Spirit's arrival at the base of the "Columbia Hills." Since landing at Gusev Crater, Spirit has put more than 3.4 kilometers (2.1 miles) on its odometer. Much of this can be attributed to the long drives the rover undertook to reach these interesting landforms.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-06-16