PIA05753: Spirit Back at Work
This image taken by the hazard-avoidance camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 99 shows the rock dubbed 'Route 66' and a flower-shaped brush mark made by the rover's rock abrasion tool.
 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:  PIA05753.tif (901.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05753.jpg (101.2 kB)  

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This image taken by the hazard-avoidance camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 99 shows the rock dubbed "Route 66" and a flower-shaped brush mark made by the rover's rock abrasion tool. The image was taken after a four-day break for flight software updates and confirms that these updates were successful.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-04-14