Larry's Lookout
Encyclopedia
Larry's Lookout is located on Husband Hill
, Gusev Crater
, Mars
. It is named after geologist Larry Crumpler
.
In 2005 Spirit, a Mars Exploration Rover
, spent 70 sol
s ascending Larry's Lookout and then 4 sols taking panoramic photographs of the Tennessee Valley below.
Husband Hill
Husband Hill is one of the Columbia Hills in Gusev crater, Mars, which are close to the landing site of NASA's Spirit rover. It was named in honor of Rick D...
, Gusev Crater
Gusev crater
Gusev is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at . The crater is about 166 kilometers in diameter and formed approximately three to four billion years ago. It was named after Russian astronomer Matvei Gusev in 1976....
, Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
. It is named after geologist Larry Crumpler
Larry Crumpler
Larry Crumpler is a geologist and volcanologist. He is Research Curator for Volcanology & Space Science at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and a member of the Mars Exploration Rover science team. Larry's Lookout on Mars is named after him.- External links :* - New Mexico...
.
In 2005 Spirit, a Mars Exploration Rover
Mars Exploration Rover
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars...
, spent 70 sol
Timekeeping on Mars
Various schemes have been used or proposed to keep track of time and date on the planet Mars independently of Earth time and calendars.Mars has an axial tilt and a rotation period similar to those of Earth. Thus it experiences seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter much like Earth, and its...
s ascending Larry's Lookout and then 4 sols taking panoramic photographs of the Tennessee Valley below.