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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-23 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image shows a close-up of the backshell and parachute NASA's Mars Exploration rover Spirit dropped while landing at Gusev Crater on Mars on Jan. 3, 2004. The backshell is the smaller white mark to the left of the parachute.
PIA05133:
Spirit's Hardware Up Close on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-23 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows the path (blue line) taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as it bounced down to its final resting spot in Gusev Crater, Mars.
PIA05132:
Bouncing Down to Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-23 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Descent Image Motion Estimation System (DIMES)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Panoramic Camera
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Spirit Lightens the Load
PIA05131:
Spirit Lightens the Load
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-23 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Telemetry sent down to Earth from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has been reconstructed to create a reenactment of the rover's final 30 seconds before landing at Gusev Crater, Mars. This image is a still from that movie.
PIA05129:
A Flyby Tour of Spirit's Descent Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-23 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Telemetry sent down to Earth from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has been reconstructed to create a reenactment of the rover's final 30 seconds before landing at Gusev Crater, Mars. Seconds before the rover landed, its airbags were inflated.
PIA05130:
A Flyby Tour of Spirit's Descent-2 Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-21 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit probing its first target rock, Adirondack. At the time this picture was snapped, the rover had begun analyzing the rock with the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer located on its robotic arm.
PIA05115:
Spirit Switches on Its X-ray Vision
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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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 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit the variety of elements present in the soil at the rover's landing site. Iron and silicon make up the majority of the martian soil. Sulfur and chlorine were also observed as expected.
PIA05114:
A Rainbow of Martian Elements
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
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Located on the arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer uses alpha particles and X-rays to determine the chemical make up of martian rocks and soils.
PIA05113:
Super Rover's X-Ray Vision
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This spectrum captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the presence of three different iron-bearing minerals in the soil at the rover's landing site. One mineral has been identified as olivine, a shiny green rock commonly found in lava.
PIA05112:
Mysterious Lava Mineral on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Moessbauer spectrometer, an instrument on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit that detects iron-bearing minerals in martian rocks and soil.
PIA05111:
Powerful Yet Tiny Machine
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit observes a patch of soil scientists examined at Gusev Crater just after Spirit rolled off the Columbia Memorial Station.
PIA05110:
Super Soil? Animation Icon
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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 looks back at the circular tracks made in the martian soil when it drove toward the mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack, Spirit's first rock target. Two rocks called 'Sashimi' and 'Sushi' are seen in the distance.
PIA05109:
Spirit Takes a Turn for Adirondack
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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In the foreground of this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit are two rocks dubbed 'Sashimi' and 'Sushi.'
PIA05103:
Hungry for Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image was taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit before it rolled off the lander shows the rocky surface of Mars in 2004.
PIA05108:
Rocks: Windows to History of Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 3-D stereo anaglyph image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05107:
Approaching Rock Target No. 1
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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.
PIA05106:
"They of the Great Rocks"-3
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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.
PIA05104:
"They of the Great Rocks"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit before it rolled off the lander shows the rocky surface of Mars. The lander's deflated airbags can be seen in the foreground.
PIA05102:
Rocks: Windows to History of Mars-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to test and drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The rover drove toward its first rock target, a mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack.
PIA05101:
Virtual Rover Drives Toward Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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In the foreground of this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit are two rocks dubbed 'Sashimi' and 'Sushi.'
PIA05100:
Ready to Rock and Roll
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This still from an animation shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit heading toward its first rock target, a football-sized, mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack in 2004.
PIA05099:
Rover Takes a Sunday Drive Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Footage taken at the JPL In-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or 'testbed,' shows engineers practicing the deployment of the test rover's robotic arm.
PIA05092:
Spirit Reaches Out at JPL
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit highlights the first patch of soil examined by the rover's microscopic imager in 2004.
PIA05098:
Virtual Rover Deploys Arm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's rear hazard-identification camera. Well-defined track characteristics suggest the presence of very fine particles in the martian soil (along with larger particles).
PIA05097:
Spirit Leaves Telling Tracks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the front hazard-identification camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the rover's robotic arm, or instrument deployment device.
PIA05096:
Spirit Reaches for Closer Look
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the powdery soil of Mars in 3-D. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05095:
Martian Soil in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This close-up image of a penny shows the degree to which the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit can zoom in on a target.
PIA05093:
Penny for Your Reference
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit highlights the first patch of soil examined by the rover's microscopic imager. The rover can be seen to the right.
PIA05094:
First Patch of Probed Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Navigation Camera
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This overhead polar image was captured after NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took a few baby rolls away from the spacecraft that bore it millions of miles to Mars in 2004. The empty lander is seen to the right of the rover.
PIA05091:
Spirit and Its Now-Empty Mother Ship
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This still from an animation composed of four images taken by the front hazard-identification camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the rover stretching out its robotic arm, or instrument deployment device.
PIA05089:
Spirit Reaches for Closer Look Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This still from an animation strings together five different snapshots of the martian soil captured by the microscopic imager onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. Each picture was taken from a different height.
PIA05090:
Snapshots of Martian Soil Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-15 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Footage from the JPL In-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or 'testbed,' shows engineers rehearsing a crucial maneuver called egress in which NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit rolls off its lander platform and touches martian soil.
PIA05087:
Rover Rehearses Roll-Off at JPL
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's rear hazard identification camera shows the rover's hind view of the lander platform. Tracks were left in the martian soil by the rovers' wheels, all six of which had rolled off the lander.
PIA05082:
Spirit Looks Back
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit the rover's view of the martian landscape from its position 1 meter (3 feet) northwest of the lander.
PIA05081:
Spirit is Out the Gate
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This animation shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as the rover turned 95 degrees clockwise.
PIA05068:
Continuing the Turn Animation Icon
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This still from an animation shows the view from the rear hazard avoidance cameras on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as the rover turned 95 degrees clockwise.
PIA05088:
Continuing the Turn-2 Animation Icon
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This image shows where Earth would set on the martian horizon from the perspective of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit if it were facing northwest atop its lander at Gusev Crater.
PIA05086:
Location of Spirit's Home
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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These temperature profiles were derived from data taken by the mini-thermal emission spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit showing the temperature above the surface of Mars at three different points in time.
PIA05085:
The Unpredictable Weather on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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A view of the sky as observed by the mini-thermal emission spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. This instrument detects the different wavelengths of infrared light emitted by an object producing a graph called a spectrum.
PIA05084:
What Makes Up a Martian Sky?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 360-degree panoramic mosaic image composed of data from the hazard avoidance camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a view of the lander from under the rover deck.
PIA05083:
Panoramic View of Lander During Turn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows the view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after it successfully completed a 115 degree turn to face northwest, the direction it will roll off the lander.
PIA05080:
Ready to Roll-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows the view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after it successfully completed a 115 degree turn to face northwest, the direction it will roll off the lander.
PIA05069:
Ready to Roll
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image from the hazard avoidance camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover in its near-final turned position on the lander at Gusev Crater.
PIA05067:
95-degree Position on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows a test rover in a near-final turned position on the lander in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's In-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or 'testbed.'
PIA05066:
95-degree Position at JPL Testbed
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This image shows a test rover as it attempts a complete 115-degree turn on the lander in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's in-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or 'testbed.'
PIA05065:
Roll-Off Dress Rehearsal at JPL
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The software simulates the rover's movements across the martian terrain, helping to plot a safe course for the rover.
PIA05064:
Belly Dancing on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The software simulates the rover's movements across the martian terrain, helping to plot a safe course for the rover.
PIA05063:
Virtual Rover Takes its First Turn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This map, taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's lander, shows the estimated location of the rover within Gusev Crater, Mars.
PIA05057:
Right on Target-3
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map shows a close-up look at the estimated location of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit within Gusev Crater, Mars. Measurements taken during the rover's descent by the DSN predicted its landing site to be the spot marked with a black dot.
PIA05056:
Right on Target-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map shows the estimated location of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit within Gusev Crater, Mars. Engineers targeted Spirit for the center of the blue ellipse.
PIA05055:
Right on Target
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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In the distance stand the east hills, which are closest to NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in comparison to other hill ranges seen on the martian horizon.
PIA05061:
In the Far East
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Map of Hills on the Horizon
PIA05059:
Map of Hills on the Horizon
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The arrows in this 360-degree panoramic view of the martian surface identify hills and craters on the martian horizon taken on Mars by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
PIA05058:
Hills Over Yonder
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This image, taken on Mars, shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after the rover had backed up 25 centimeters (10 inches) and turned 45 degrees clockwise.
PIA05054:
Turning on Mars
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This image, taken in the JPL In-Situ Instruments Laboratory or 'Testbed,' shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after the rover has backed up and turned 45 degrees counterclockwise.
PIA05053:
Turning in the Testbed
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This still from an animation shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as the rover turned 45 degrees clockwise. The turn took around 30 minutes to complete.
PIA05052:
Cutting the Cord-2 Animation Icon
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This still from an animation shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as the rover turned 45 degrees clockwise. The turn took around 30 minutes to complete.
PIA05051:
Cutting the Cord Animation Icon
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This image shows the view from the front hazard avoidance cameras onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit before the rover begins a crucial 3-point turn to face in a west direction and roll off the lander.
PIA05050:
Rover Pre-Turn Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This is a medium-resolution version of the first 360-degree panoramic view of the martian surface, taken on Mars by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera. Part of the spacecraft can be seen in the lower corner regions.
PIA05049:
Mars in Full View
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This color image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit was processed to produce a sharper look at a trail left by the one of rover's airbags. The drag mark was made after the rover landed and its airbags were deflated and retracted.
PIA05048:
Airbag Trail Dubbed "Magic Carpet"
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A three-dimensional color model created using data from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover's panoramic camera shows images of airbag drag marks on the martian surface.
PIA05047:
Landing Trail in 3-D
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This graph shows the predicted daily change in the atmospheric temperature one meter above the surface of Mars at Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site.
PIA05046:
How Warm is Mars?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-11 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This mosaic image taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit represents an overhead view of the rover as it prepares to roll off the lander and onto the martian surface.
PIA05044:
"Bird's Eye" View of Egress
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This still image illustrates what the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit will look like as it rolls off the northeastern side of the lander on Mars. The image was taken from footage of rover testing at JPL's In-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or 'Testbed.'
PIA05043:
Roll-Off Test at JPL
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit, shows the rover is stowing and unstowing its robotic arm, or instrument deployment device. The device is designed to hold and maneuver the various instruments on board helped scientists get up-close and personal
PIA05045:
In and Out (Animation) Animation Icon
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This image taken on Mars by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's color calibration target, also known as the MarsDial.
PIA05042:
True Colors of Mars
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This image shows the Sun as it appears on Mars throughout the day. Scientists monitor the dimming of the setting Sun to assess how much dust is in the martian atmosphere. The pictures were taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera.
PIA05041:
Martian Sunsets More Than Just Pretty
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This anaglyph from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, shows the rover's lander and, in the background, the surrounding martian terrain. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05038:
Martian Landscape in 3-D
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This image mosaic taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's panoramic camera shows the hills southeast of Spirit's landing site. At left, the late morning martian hours, looking toward the Sun. At right, in early afternoon, when the Sun was higher.
PIA05037:
Hazy Martian Skies
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's shows a slice of martian real estate southwest of the rover's landing site. The landscape shows little variation in local topography, though a narrow peak is visible on the horizon.
PIA05036:
New Real Estate on Mars
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Spirit, shows deployment of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's bogie, a part of the rover's suspension system that extends the wheel base.
PIA05040:
Spirit Stretches Out Animation Icon
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This image taken at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows engineers testing the rover stand-up motions. The rover is in an elevated pose, preparing to fold down its wheels, descend and stand up.
PIA05033:
Spirit Rises at JPL
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Nestled atop an electronics module on a lander side petal of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, a miniature American flag accompanies a patch bearing the names and signatures of U.S. officials including George W. Bush and Sean O'Keefe.
PIA05034:
America On Board
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Spectra of martian dust taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer are compared to that of the orbital Mars Global Surveyor's thermal emission spectrometer which are in excellent agreement.
PIA05030:
Dust Spectra from Above and Below
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This image shows the martian terrain through the eyes of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer, an instrument that detects the infrared light, or heat, emitted by objects. Red represents warmer regions and blue, cool.
PIA05029:
Mars Through Infrared Eyes of Spirit-3
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This image shows the martian terrain through the eyes of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer, an instrument that detects the infrared light, or heat, emitted by objects. Red represents warmer regions and blue, cool.
PIA05028:
Mars Through Infrared Eyes of Spirit-2
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This image shows the martian terrain through the eyes of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer, an instrument that detects the infrared light, or heat, emitted by objects. Red represents warmer regions and blue, cool.
PIA05027:
Mars Through Infrared Eyes of Spirit
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Spirit, shows the rover's wheels tucked under in pre-stand-up position in this image taken in January, 2004.
PIA05031:
Spirit Rises to the Occasion (Animation) Animation Icon
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Spirit, shows before and after its automated stand-up process. After standing up, the rover is approximately 12 inches higher off of the lander, resulting in a better view of the surrounding terrain.
PIA05032:
From Spirit's Perspective (Animation) Animation Icon
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Two views of a sundial called the MarsDial are seen in this image taken on Mars in 2004 by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The calibration instruments, positioned on solar panels of both Spirit and Opportunity, are tools for scientists and educators
PIA05018:
Sundial Lands on Mars
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This DVD carries nearly 4 million names collected by NASA in the 'Send Your Name to Mars' project as well as various student activities. It traveled to Mars in 2004 onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
PIA05016:
Students, Public Connect with Mars
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This image of the martian sundial onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit was processed by students in the Red Rover Goes to Mars program to impose hour markings on the face of the dial.
PIA05017:
What Time is it on Mars?
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This color postcard from Mars, taken on Sol 5 by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, looks to the north. The apparent slope of the horizon is due to the several-degree tilt of the lander deck.
PIA05015:
Martian Surface at an Angle
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A plaque commemorating the astronauts who died in the tragic accident of the Space Shuttle Columbia is mounted on the back of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's high-gain antenna.
PIA05009:
Plaque on Spirit Honors Columbia Astronauts
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Dust-covered rocks can be seen in this portion of the 3D image taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05005:
Shrouded in Dust
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This segment of the first color image from the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's airbag trails. These depressions in the soil were made when the airbags were deflated and retracted after landing.
PIA05007:
Airbag Trails
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This segment of the first color image from the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rover's airbag trails (upper left). These depressions in the soil were made when the airbags were deflated and retracted after landing.
PIA05006:
Airbag Trails-2
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Martian terrain is seen in this 3-D image taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05008:
Mars in Stereo
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This image, taken by the navigation camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the airbags used to protect the rover during landing in 2004. One bright, dust-covered bag is slightly puffed up against the lander.
PIA05002:
Airbag Deflates on Mars
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This is a portion of the first color image captured by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. taken in 2004.
PIA05003:
Martian Horizon
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This image shows the deflated airbags retracted underneath the lander petal at the JPL In-Situ Instrument Laboratory.
PIA05001:
JPL Testbed Image of Airbag Retraction
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This image shows the airbags in deflated position at the JPL In-Situ Instrument Laboratory, where engineers tested the airbags to ensure a safe landing on Mars.
PIA05000:
JPL Testbed Image of Deflated Airbag
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Airbags are fully inflated in this photograph taken at the JPL In-Situ Instrument Laboratory or 'Testbed,' where engineers simulated the orientation of the airbags during the deflation process.
PIA04999:
JPL Testbed Image of Inflated Airbags
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The smooth surfaces of angular and rounded rocks seen in this image of the martian terrain may be the result of wind-polishing debris. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
PIA04998:
Spirit's Airbags Leave Trail
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The smooth surfaces of angular and rounded rocks seen in this image of the martian terrain may have been polished by wind-blown debris. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
PIA04997:
Wind-polished rocks
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This image highlights streaks or tails of loose debris in the martian soil, which reveal the direction of prevailing winds. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
PIA04996:
Windtails Show Direction of Martian Winds
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This is the first color image of Mars taken by the panoramic camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. It is the highest resolution image ever taken on the surface of another planet.
PIA04995:
First Color Image from Spirit
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