The Mars Orbital Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft took this image of the topography traversed by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in months prior to the rover's 318th martian day (Dec. 4, 2004). The yellow line traces the rover's path up to and across the "West Spur" of the "Columbia Hills."
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | Spirit (MER-A) |
Host Type | Orbiter | Rover |
Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2004-12-08 | |
Date in Caption | 2004-12-04 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/MSSS/NMMNHS | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07088 | |
Identifier | PIA07088 |