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PIA06010: Hillside Boulders
Hillside Boulders
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06010.tif (1.05 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06010.jpg (238.1 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

figure 1 for PIA06010
Figure 1

This image from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a hillside portion of the "Columbia Hills." Scientists are interested in investigating the large boulders seen scattered on the hillside, as they may reveal clues about how these hills formed. This image was taken approximately 0.4 kilometers (0.25 miles) away from the base of the hills on sol 146 (May 31, 2004).

For related images, see PIA06011 and PIA06012.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-06-02