Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Virtual Rover Takes its First Turn
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to drive the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The software simulates the rover's movements across the martian terrain, helping to plot a safe course for the rover. The virtual 3-D world around the rover is built from images taken by Spirit's stereo navigation cameras. Regions for which the rover has not yet acquired 3-D data are represented in beige. This image depicts the state of the rover before it backed up and turned 45 degrees on Sol 11 (01-13-04).
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Spacecraft:
Spirit
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Navigation Camera
Product Size:
1108 samples x 790 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Spirit
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
STEREO
facet_what:
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
facet_what:
Navigation Camera (NC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
01-13-04
Image #:
PIA05063
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA05063
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Virtual Rover Takes its First Turn