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Potato-size Rock in Spirit's
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PIA07156
Sol (our sun)
Hazard Avoidance Camera
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Potato-size Rock in Spirit's Wheel Well |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
In recent days, controllers directed NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to back up and turn to try to dislodge a potato-size rock from Spirit's right rear wheel. The rock did not present a threat -- it was sort of like having a pebble stuck in your shoe -- but the rover team was taking no chances that the rock might work its way deeper inside the rover's wheel well. The rock can be seen in the lower left side of this image, which Spirit took with its right rear hazard avoidance camera on martian day, or sol, 345 (Dec. 21, 2004). By the following day, the rock had rolled out onto the martian sand. |
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Panoramic View of Lander Dur
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PIA05083
Sol (our sun)
Hazard Identification Camera
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Panoramic View of Lander During Turn |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This 360-degree panoramic mosaic image composed of data from the hazard avoidance camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a view of the lander from under the rover deck. The images were taken as the rover turned from its landing position 95 degrees toward the northwest side of the lander. |
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Farewell Glance at 'Enduranc
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PIA07112
Sol (our sun)
Hazard Avoidance Camera
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Farewell Glance at 'Endurance' |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity climbed out of "Endurance Crater" during the rover's 315th sol (Dec. 12, 2004), and used its front hazard-avoidance camera to look back across the crater from the rim. The rover spent just over six months inside the stadium-sized crater, examining in detail the tallest stack of bedrock layers ever seen up close on a foreign planet. |
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Out of 'Endurance,' Heading
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PIA07111
Sol (our sun)
Hazard Avoidance Camera
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Out of 'Endurance,' Heading South |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity climbed out of "Endurance Crater" during the rover's 315th sol (Dec. 12, 2004), and used its rear hazard-avoidance camera to look out across the plains south of the crater. After Opportunity examines the nearby heat shield that protected it during its descent through Mars' atmosphere, the rover team plans to drive the rover south to a rugged region described as etched terrain. |
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