PIA04981: First Look Behind Spirit
This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's rear lander petal and, in the background, the Martian horizon. Spirit took the picture right after successfully landing on the surface of Mars in 2004.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Hazcam 
 Product Size:  256 x 256 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04981.tif (63.26 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04981.jpg (8.67 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image taken by the hazard avoidance camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's rear lander petal and, in the background, the Martian horizon. Spirit took the picture right after successfully landing on the surface of Mars.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-04