PIA05898: Spirit's View on Sol 123 (polar)
This polar-projection mosaic was created from images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired May 8, 2004.The rover was on its way to the 'Columbia Hills,' which can be seen on the horizon.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera 
 Product Size:  3987 x 3987 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05898.tif (9.411 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05898.jpg (1.525 MB)  

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This polar-projection view was created from navigation camera images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired on sol 123 (May 8, 2004). Spirit is sitting at site 44. The rover is on the way to the "Columbia Hills," which can be seen on the horizon. To this point, Spirit has driven a total of 1,830 meters (1.14 miles). The hills are less than 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) away, and the rover might reach them by mid-June.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-05-12