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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-27 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Deep Hole in 'Clovis' (False Color)
PIA06836:
Deep Hole in 'Clovis' (False Color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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The Call of the Dark Rocks
PIA06790:
The Call of the Dark Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Layered Rocks in 'Columbia Hills'
PIA06783:
Layered Rocks in 'Columbia Hills'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Where the Rocks Reside
PIA06782:
Where the Rocks Reside
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-18 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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The Call of the Dark Rocks
PIA06773:
The Call of the Dark Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-18 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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'Clovis' in Color
PIA06772:
'Clovis' in Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-18 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Perched Above Gusev Crater
PIA06770:
Perched Above Gusev Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Two Holes in 'Wooly Patch'
PIA06741:
Two Holes in 'Wooly Patch'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Two Holes in 'Wooly Patch' (False Color)
PIA06740:
Two Holes in 'Wooly Patch' (False Color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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A Peak of Interest
PIA06690:
A Peak of Interest
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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'Santa Anita' Panorama
PIA06689:
'Santa Anita' Panorama
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Gusev on the Horizon
PIA06360:
Gusev on the Horizon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This false-color composite image highlights mysterious and sparkly dust-like material that is created when the soil in this region is disturbed. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image on sol 165 in 'Hank's Hollow' (June 20, 2004).
PIA06358:
'Hank's Hollow' Sparkles
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-25 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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In the Shadows
PIA06315:
In the Shadows
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 3-D image taken by the left and right eyes of the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the odd rock formation dubbed 'Cobra Hoods' (center). 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA06286:
'Cobra Hoods' Coming At You
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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'Pot of Gold' and 'Rotten Rocks'
PIA06278:
'Pot of Gold' and 'Rotten Rocks'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Dirty Rotten Rocks
PIA06273:
Dirty Rotten Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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'Pot of Gold' Close-up
PIA06272:
'Pot of Gold' Close-up
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'Pot of Gold'
PIA06271:
'Pot of Gold'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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'Cobra Hoods'
PIA06267:
'Cobra Hoods' Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Spirit Guidepost, 'Plymouth Rock'
PIA06265:
Spirit Guidepost, 'Plymouth Rock'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-08 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Approaching the Hills
PIA06045:
Approaching the Hills
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-08 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Salty Trench
PIA06044:
Salty Trench
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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PIA06011:
"Columbia" Boulders and Outcrop
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Hillside Boulders
PIA06010:
Hillside Boulders
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-28 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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The 'Columbia Hills' in Color
PIA06006:
The 'Columbia Hills' in Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 360-degree view is from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit beside the crater informally named 'Bonneville.' The entire mosaic reveals not only the crater rim and interior, but Spirit's tracks and a glimpse at part of the rover.
PIA05968:
'Bonneville Crater' Panorama
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-10 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image of its wheel tracks on May 7, 2004. This short segment of track represents only a small portion of the long journey Spirit traveled toward the base of the Columbia Hills.
PIA05876:
Tracks of Art
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-10 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image mosaic of the 'Columbia Hills' May 7, 2004. Spirit spent the next 37 sols or more approaching the base of the highest peak seen in this image.
PIA05875:
A Closer Look at the 'Columbia Hills'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-29 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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This image from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows scoriaceous rocks (rocks containing holes or cavities) on the ground, as well as a transition from rocky terrain (foreground) to smoother terrain (background).
PIA05838:
Evidence of Ancient Blisters in Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-29 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This mosaic was assembled from images taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit at a region dubbed 'site 31.' Spirit is looking at 'Missoula Crater.'
PIA05837:
Things Aren't Always What They Seem
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-29 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's ultimate destination -- the 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05835:
Hills on the Horizon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-22 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this gray-scale panoramic camera image of the 'Columbia Hills' on sol 107 (April 21, 2004). The hills are seen rising above a rocky martian surface in the foreground.
PIA05789:
Spirit Moves in on 'Columbia Hills'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This composite image from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit gives an approximately true-color rendering of a daisy-like pattern of brushed circles that Spirit produced on a rock called 'Route 66.'
PIA05074:
Daisy Found on 'Route 66'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this grey-scale panoramic camera image on sol 100, April 14, 2004. It captures Spirit's the highlands informally named 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05073:
Hills Still a Distant Goal for Spirit
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-08 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit panoramic camera shows the view acquired on the martian afternoon Apr. 3, 2004 in the direction of the rover's future drive destination. In the distance are the eastern-lying 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05728:
Heading for the Hills
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-08 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover's panoramic camera on April 5, 2004 shows the eastern-lying 'Columbia Hills.' Of particular interest is the light-toned coating seen here on the low-lying rocks.
PIA05726:
Light-toned Rocks First, 'Columbia Hills' Later
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-08 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This false-color mosaic image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit panoramic camera shows the view acquired on April 3, 2004. Colors have been exaggerated to enhance the differences between cleaner and dustier rocks, and lighter and darker soils.
PIA05725:
Heading for the Hills
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image April 5, 2004. Spirit is looking to the southeast, and through the martian haze has captured the rim of Gusev Crater approximately 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) away on the horizon.
PIA05717:
Gusev's Rim Revealed
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image of the southeast rim of Gusev Crater capturing the crater wall as it descends into the mouth of the Ma'adim Vallis channel. The martian skies were dusty obscuring the crater rim.
PIA05716:
Before the Dust Settled
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-06 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image showing the rock dubbed 'Route 66.' The rock is light-toned and has a scalloped surface.
PIA05713:
Spirit Gets Her Kicks at 'Route 66'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image on March 31, 2004 before driving 36 meters (118 feet) on sol 87 toward its future destination, the Columbia Hills. The large hill on the horizon is Grissom Hill.
PIA05688:
Saying Goodbye to 'Bonneville' Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's grinding of the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal.' Dark grey coating is seen after brushing remains on the right side of the hole, while the left side is the underlying basaltic rock.
PIA05684:
Step 3: Grind the Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera during the rover's grinding of the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal' with its rock abrasion tool. The exposed, dark surface is a second coating beneath a top white veneer.
PIA05683:
Step 2: Clean the Areas
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 Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's grinding of the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal' with its rock abrasion tool. The picture shows the untouched rock, which is covered in a light-toned coating and red dust particles.
PIA05682:
Step 1: Choose a Target
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This approximate true-color image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal' before the rover drilled into it with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA05681:
'Mazatzal' Before the Grind
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 Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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Daisy in Full Bloom on
PIA11384:
Daisy in Full Bloom on "Mazatzal" (False Color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-01 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a daisy pattern created by the rover's rock abrasion tool on the surface of 'Mazatzal.' The pattern was made as the rover brushed dust off enough area on the rock to form the pattern.
PIA05673:
Daisy in Full Bloom on "Mazatzal"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-26 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows the rocky road NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit traveled to reach its ultimate destination the Columbia Hills.
PIA05635:
To the Hills!
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.02 MB)     JPEG (171.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired this panoramic camera image on the March 12, 2004. The reflective speck about 200 meters (650 feet) away, on the far crater rim, was identified as Spirit's protective heatshield.
PIA05630:
Heatshield on the Horizon
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This panoramic camera image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on after completing a two-location brushing on the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal.' A coating of fine, dust-like material was successfully removed from two targets.
PIA05629:
'Illinois' and 'New York' Wiped Clean
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This black and white image of the rock called 'Mazatzal' (top) was taken by NASA's features, including variants in tone, a sugary surface texture and scalloped areas where parts of the rock seem to have been worn away.
PIA05628:
A Closer Look at "Mazatzal"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image of the rock target named 'Mazatzal' on March 22, 2004. It is a close-up look at the rock face and the targets that were brushed and ground by the rock abrasion tool in upcoming sols.
PIA05627:
Peeling Back the Layers
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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This image, taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit panoramic camera, shows the rover's destination toward the hills nicknamed the 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05593:
Spirit's Destination
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the trench or 'scuff' mark it dug in Gusev Crater dubbed 'Serpent.' The trench is approximately 12-14 inches) across and 16-18 inches long from top to bottom.
PIA05592:
'Serpent' Scuff
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This image in reddish hues from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the rover's destination toward the hills nicknamed the 'Columbia Hills,' on the right. The rover's heatshield can be seen on the left as a tiny bright dot in the distance.
PIA05591:
Spirit's Destination (panorama)
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This panorama mosaic taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 68 of the rover's mission (March 12, 2004) shows the southern end of the hills nicknamed the 'Columbia Hills,' Gusev Crater in middle, and a valley called Ma'adim Vallis.
PIA05589:
Ma'adim Vallis Revealed
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This false-color composite traverse map depicts NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's journey since landing at Gusev Crater, Mars. It was created after Spirit had traveled 328 meters from its lander to the rim of the crater dubbed 'Bonneville.'
PIA05574:
The Road to 'Bonneville'
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The rim and interior of a crater nicknamed 'Bonneville' dominate this red-hued, 180-degree, false-color mosaic of images taken by the panoramic camera of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on March 12, 2004.
PIA05570:
"Bonneville in Color"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-13 Earth Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission.
PIA05560:
Earth on the Horizon
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 Navigation Camera
Panoramic Camera
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Observing the sky with the green filter of it panoramic camera, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit came across a surprise: a streak across the sky, probably the brightest object in the sky at the time.
PIA05557:
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a... Spacecraft?
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In this five-minute exposure taken from the surface of Mars by NASA's Spirit rover, stars appear as streaks due to the rotation of the planet, and instantaneous cosmic-ray hits appear as points of light.
PIA05551:
Stars and Cosmic Rays Observed from Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-11 Earth Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Navigation Camera
Panoramic Camera
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This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission.
PIA05547:
You are here: Earth as seen from Mars
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Stars in the upper portion of the constellation Orion the Hunter, including the bright shoulder star Betelgeuse and Orion's three-star belt, appear in this image taken from the surface of Mars by the panoramic camera on NASA's rover Spirit.
PIA05546:
Stars in Orion as Seen from Mars
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rocky road the rover traversed away from the rim of the crater called 'Bonneville.' To the upper right is the rock dubbed 'Hole Point.'
PIA05542:
The Rocky Road to the Crater Rim
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This image shows a 3-D model of the rock dubbed 'Humphrey' at Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site. Spirit examined the lumpy rock both before and after it drilled a hole into the rock surface.
PIA05541:
'Humphrey' Like You've Never Seen It
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This image shows a 3-dimensional model of the trench dug by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit at a shallow depression dubbed 'Laguna Hollow.' The rover dragged one of its wheels back and forth across the surface to create this 3-inch deep hole.
PIA05540:
Trenching Martian Ground
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-06 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Spirit used its panoramic camera to capture this view of the rocky terrain just to the left of straight ahead after finishing a drive to the northeast on March 5, 2004.
PIA05516:
Front Windshield after Sol 61 Drive
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Panoramic Camera
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This map shows the path NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit will traveled toward its future target, the large crater dubbed 'Bonneville.' The red line indicates travels up to the 59th martian day of its journey, and the blue line, the route it followed.
PIA05506:
What Lies Ahead
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Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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In this false-color image NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock dubbed 'Humphrey' and the hole drilled into the rock by the rover. Spirit ground into the rock with the rock abrasion tool located on its robotic arm.
PIA05501:
A Hole In Humphrey
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the large, imposing shadowed rock in the foreground nicknamed 'Sandia' for a mountain range in New Mexico. Many smaller rocks can be seen in the background.
PIA05497:
Accidental Art
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's shows peak-like formations on the martian terrain at Gusev Crater. Seen are particles made of dust, sand and coarse sand, with their sizes approximating flour, sugar, and ball bearings, respectively.
PIA05453:
Are They Telltale Ripples?
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's shows the windblown waves of soil that characterize the rocky surface of Gusev Crater, Mars. Ripples are shaped by gentle winds that deposit coarse grains on the tops or crests of the waves.
PIA05452:
Ripples or Dunes?
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's view of the rocky and bumpy terrain that lies between it and the large crater dubbed 'Bonneville.' A large rock called 'Humphries' can be seen.
PIA05449:
The Bumpy Road Ahead
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This traverse map shows NASA's Mars Exploration rover Spirit reached the point called 'Laguna Hollow.' The rover had driven 131 meters (430 feet) from Columbia Memorial Station. On the horizon behind the lander looms 'Grissom Hill.' A yellow line follow
PIA05441:
Covered Ground
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This image shows the patch of soil at the bottom of the shallow depression dubbed 'Laguna Hollow' where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit began trenching in 2004. Seen here are a clustering of small pebbles and crack-like fine lines.
PIA05330:
'Laguna Hollow'Undisturbed
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Navigation Camera
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This overlay map lays navigation and panoramic camera images taken by NASA's Mars Exploration rover Spirit from the surface of Mars on top of one of Spirit's descent images taken as the spacecraft descended to the martian surface.
PIA05317:
Spirit's Path to Bonneville
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This mosaic image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the area in front of the rover after its record 27.5 meters (90.2 feet) drive on Sol 43, which ended February 16, 2004.
PIA05314:
Spirit Spies "Bonneville"
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This close-up image of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows the donut-shaped plate on the Moessbauer spectrometer.
PIA05302:
Moessbauer Close-Up
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the red-green-blue rock called White Boat, light in color and more tabular shape compared to the dark, rounded rocks that surround it.
PIA05290:
Sailing to White Boat
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This color image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera on Sol 40, 2004 is centered on an unusually flaky rock called 'Mimi' on Gusev Crater.
PIA05283:
Flaky "Mimi"
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The round, shallow depression in this image resulted from history's first grinding of a rock on Mars. The rock abrasion tool on NASA's Spirit rover ground off the surface of a patch 1.8 inches in diameter on a rock called Adirondack.
PIA05239:
Spirit's First Grinding of a Rock on Mars
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Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows its rock abrasion tool after it had ground off the surface of a patch 1.8 inches in diameter on a rock called Adirondack; history's first grinding of a rock on Mars.
PIA05223:
First Grinding of a Rock on Mars
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The piece of metal with the American flag on it in this image of a NASA rover on Mars is made of aluminum recovered from the site of the World Trade Center towers in the weeks after their destruction.
PIA05221:
Interplanetary Memorial to Victims of Sept. 11, 2001
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows its 'hand,' or the tip of the instrument deployment device, poised in front of the rock nicknamed Adirondack. A stainless steel brush located on its rock abrasion tool is seen here at the end of the yellow arrow.
PIA05220:
Back in Action
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed Adirondack before the rover wiped off a portion of the rock's dust coating with a stainless steel brush located on its rock abrasion tool.
PIA05219:
Dirty Adirondack
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a cleaned off portion of the rock dubbed Adirondack. In preparation for grinding into the rock, Spirit wiped off a fine coat of dust with a brush located on its rock abrasion tool.
PIA05218:
Adirondack's True Self
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the red-hued seven hills on Mars are named for those seven brave souls, the final crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
PIA05200:
NASA Dedicates Mars Landmarks to Columbia Crew
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the 'Magic Carpet' region near the rover at Gusev Crater, Mars. Each color on the spectra matches a line on the graph assessing the varying mineral compositions of martian rocks and soils.
PIA05189:
Magic Carpet Shows Its Colors
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers use color calibration targets to fine-tune the rovers' sense of color and thus, that the observed colors of Mars match the colors of the chips, and thus approximate the red planet's true colors.
PIA05188:
True Colors Shining Through
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This image taken at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the panoramic camera used onboard both NASA Mars Exploration Rovers.
PIA05187:
Multihued Mars
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Two of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's potential target rocks, which are near the rock called Adirondack in Gusev Crater.
PIA05178:
Recovering Spirit Sets Sight on Cake
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An overhead look at the martian rock dubbed Adirondack captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit where the rover's microscopic imager began its first close-up inspection.
PIA05176:
Adirondack Under the Microscope-2
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This 3-D image combines computer-generated models of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and its lander with real surface data from the rover's panoramic camera. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05137:
On Its Own
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This high-resolution image shows a computer-generated model of Spirit's lander at Gusev Crater as engineers and scientists would have expected to see it from a perfect overhead view.
PIA05136:
Behold Spirit
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The image on the left is a computer-generated model of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's lander at Gusev Crater. On right is an actual image of the lander on Mars taken Jan. 19, 2004, by the camera onboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor.
PIA05135:
View from above Landing Site
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Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Panoramic Camera
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Spirit Lightens the Load
PIA05131:
Spirit Lightens the Load
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's landing site, the Columbia Memorial Station, at Gusev Crater, Mars. A portion of Spirit's solar panels appear in the foreground.
PIA05117:
Empty Nest
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the region containing the patch of soil scientists examined at Gusev Crater just after Spirit rolled off the Columbia Memorial Station. Rocks are strewn on Mars' red surface.
PIA05116:
The Mystery Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows 'Adirondack,' the rover's first target rock. Spirit traversed the sandy martian terrain at Gusev Crater to arrive in front of the football-sized rock on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
PIA05105:
"They of the Great Rocks"-2
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