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PIA03614: 'Algonquin' Outcrop on Spirit's Sol 680
This view combines four frames from Spirit's panoramic camera, looking in the drive direction on the rover's 680th Martian day, or sol (Dec. 1, 2005). 'Algonquin' is the information name given to the outcrop of apparently layered bedrock.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  3712 x 1120 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03614.tif (4.162 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03614.jpg (831.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This view combines four frames from Spirit's panoramic camera, looking in the drive direction on the rover's 680th Martian day, or sol (Dec. 1, 2005). The outcrop of apparently layered bedrock has the informal name "Algonquin."

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2005-12-05