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PIA05109: Spirit Takes a Turn for Adirondack
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit looks back at the circular tracks made in the martian soil when it drove toward the mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack, Spirit's first rock target. Two rocks called 'Sashimi' and 'Sushi' are seen in the distance.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Hazcam 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05109.tif (1.009 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05109.jpg (131 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This rear hazard-identification camera image looks back at the circular tracks made in the martian soil when the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove about 3 meters (10 feet) toward the mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack, Spirit's first rock target. Spirit made a series of arcing turns totaling approximately 1 meter (3 feet). It then turned in place and made a series of short, straightforward movements totaling approximately 2 meters (6.5 feet). The drive took about 30 minutes to complete, including time stopped to take images. The two rocks in the upper left corner of the image are called "Sashimi" and "Sushi." In the upper right corner is a portion of the lander, now known as the Columbia Memorial Station.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-01-19