PIA05900: Spirit's View on Sol 124
This cylindrical-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:  7466 x 986 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05900.tif (6.342 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05900.jpg (1.014 MB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This cylindrical-projection view was created from navigation camera images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired on sol 124 (May 9, 2004). It reveals Spirit's view as it gets closer to the "Columbia Hills."

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-05-12