- Original Caption Released with Image:
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is approaching an outcrop dubbed
"Methuselah," which scientists intend for the rover to examine in detail
for several days before resuming an uphill climb. This false-color view is
assembled from frames taken by Spirit's panoramic camera on the rover's
454th martian day, or sol (April 13, 2005). It shows a region in the
"Columbia Hills" slightly downhill from the rover. The view features two
interesting outcrops in the middle distance and "Clark Hill" in the left
background. The outcrop on the right, with rover tracks leading from it,
is "Larry's Lookout." On the left is the Methuselah outcrop, with apparent
layering. This view combines images taken through the camera's
750-nanometer, 530-nanometer and 430-nanometer filters.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Cornell
Image Addition Date:
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2005-04-20
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