PIA05892: Spirit Heads Toward History (polar)


Spirit Heads Toward History (polar)

Caption:

This polar-projection view was created from navigation camera images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired on sol 122 (May 7, 2004). Spirit is sitting at site 43. The rover is on its way to the "Columbia Hills," which can be seen on the horizon. Spirit will spend the next 37 sols or more journeying to the base of these hills with the goal of learning more about Gusev Crater's past.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Rover
Instrument Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Detector
Extra Keywords Crater, Grayscale
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-05-12
Date in Caption 2004-05-07
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05892
Identifier PIA05892