PIA03062: After Conquering 'Husband Hill,' Spirit Moves On (Stereo)


After Conquering ‘Husband Hill,’ Spirit Moves On (Stereo)

Caption:

 Left-eye view of a stereo pair for PIA03062
Left-eye view of a stereo pair for PIA03062

Right-eye view of a stereo pair for PIA03062

The first explorer ever to scale a summit on another planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has begun a long trek downward from the top of "Husband Hill" to new destinations. As shown in this 180-degree panorama from east of the summit, Spirit's earlier tracks are no longer visible. They are off to the west (to the left in this view). Spirit's next destination is "Haskin Ridge," straight ahead along the edge of the steep cliff on the right side of this panorama.

The scene is a mosaic of images that Spirit took with the navigation camera on the rover's 635th Martian day, or sol, (Oct. 16, 2005) of exploration of Gusev Crater on Mars. This stereo view is presented in a cylindrical-perspective projection with geometric seam correction.

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 Color, Crater
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-10-21
Date in Caption 2005-10-16
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03062
Identifier PIA03062