Wednesday, January 14, 2004

MARS: Spirit's first panoramic

On Jan 12, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the first 360-degree panoramic of the reddish Martian surface. Hills Complex on far east are 3 Km. away from the rover, this picture depicts details as far as 27 Km. Notice that an even red sky is predominant. Shadows of the rocks nearby the rover tells us that this panoramic was composed early in the "Martian afternoon" with the sun located somewhere around 310-degrees azimuth. Also check this interactive QTVR from NASA.

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