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Spirit's View Beside 'Home Plate' on Sol 1823NASA's MarsExploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to take the imagesthat have been combined into this 180-degree view of the rover'ssurroundings during the 1,823rd Martian day, or sol, of Spirit'ssurface mission (Feb. 17, 2009). The center of the view is toward thesouth-southwest.
The rover had driven 23 feet, or 7 meters,eastward earlier on Sol 1823, part of maneuvering to get Spirit into afavorable position for climbing onto the low plateau called 'HomePlate.' However, after two driving attempts with negligible progressduring the following three sols, the rover team changed its strategyfor getting to destinations south of Home Plate. The team decided todrive Spirit at least partway around Home Plate, instead of ascendingthe northern edge and taking a shorter route across the top of theplateau.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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