Posted by Davin Flateau on 2 Sep 2005 at 9:37 am.
Filed under Astronomy.
The Mars Spirit rover, still going after nearly a whole martian year, has reached the top of Husband Hill, the highest peak of the Coumbia Hills inside Gusev crater. The view from the top is spectacular.
New panoramic views reveal the entire horizon of the distant crater wall for the first time since the rover landed in January 2004. At the time of landing, the hills seemed to be a very distant, almost unreachable, target based on the early predictions of how long the rovers would last under the harsh martian conditions. However, thanks to the occasional dust devil and other winds around the Columbia Hills, the rover’s solar panels have been swept clean of dust that would have diminished the rover’s lifetime, allowing Spirit to rover over three kilometers to the top of the hill.
The color image shows a view to the north of the rover, with sand dunes and outcrops of rock.
You can view all the spectacular new images from Mars here.
Rita Shaner on 2 Sep 2005 at 10:06 am: 1
I have been thoroughly enjoying your emails, especially the one today, concerning the Mars rovers! Of course, my interest is fueled by Andy’s involvement with the Phoenix project!
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