A traverse map for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit traces the path Spirit drove during its prime mission of 90 sols. The base image for this map was taken seconds before landing by Spirit's downward-looking descent image motion estimation system camera.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | |
Instrument Host | Spirit (MER-A) | |
Host Type | Rover | |
Instrument | Descent Image Motion Estimation System (DIMES) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color, Map | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2004-04-08 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/New Mexico Museum of Natural History | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05719 | |
Identifier | PIA05719 |