Scroll right to unfold the latest panorama of the surface of Mars [
http://www.seds.org…]. For best viewing, click and hold on the right arrow icon at the bottom of your browser window. This image [
http://mpfwww.jpl.n…], released yesterday and dubbed a "presidential panorama" by the Mars Pathfinder team [
http://entertainmen…], shows in colorful detail the surroundings of the Sagan Memorial Station [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Now look closely at the big rock midway through the scrolling picture. That rock is called Yogi [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and just to its left is the robot Sojourner Rover [
http://mars.compuse…] taking measurements of it. Other now-famous rocks are also visible including Barnacle Bill [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and Flat Top. After this picture was taken Sojourner went on to analyze a rock named Scooby Doo. Intermittent communications problems [
http://mars.sgi.com…] continue to cause occasional delays in downloading data and images from Mars Pathfinder [
http://mpfwww.jpl.n…].
Explanation
Scroll right to unfold the latest panorama of the surface of Mars [
http://www.seds.org…]. For best viewing, click and hold on the right arrow icon at the bottom of your browser window. This image [
http://mpfwww.jpl.n…], released yesterday and dubbed a "presidential panorama" by the Mars Pathfinder team [
http://entertainmen…], shows in colorful detail the surroundings of the Sagan Memorial Station [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Now look closely at the big rock midway through the scrolling picture. That rock is called Yogi [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and just to its left is the robot Sojourner Rover [
http://mars.compuse…] taking measurements of it. Other now-famous rocks are also visible including Barnacle Bill [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and Flat Top. After this picture was taken Sojourner went on to analyze a rock named Scooby Doo. Intermittent communications problems [
http://mars.sgi.com…] continue to cause occasional delays in downloading data and images from Mars Pathfinder [
http://mpfwww.jpl.n…].
Explanation
