List of surface features of Mars seen by the Spirit rover
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The following is a list of surface features of Mars seen by the Spirit rover
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Spirit rover
Spirit, MER-A , is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity , landed on the other side of the planet...
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Hills
- Apollo 1 HillsApollo 1 HillsThe Apollo 1 Hills are three vastly separated hills located in Gusev Crater, on Mars. They were photographed from a great distance by the Spirit Rover...
- Columbia Hills
- Grissom HillGrissom HillGrissom Hill, named after American astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, is one of the three Apollo 1 Hills on the planet Mars. It was discovered by the Spirit rover, and named on January 27, 2004 - the 37th anniversary of the Apollo 1 launchpad fire, which claimed Grissom's life, along with other...
- Husband HillHusband HillHusband 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...
- McCool HillMcCool HillMcCool Hill is the tallest of the Columbia Hills in Gusev crater, Mars. It was named in honor of William C. McCool, an astronaut of the Space Shuttle Columbia during its final mission where it disintegrated during atmospheric reentry .The hill was to be Spirit rover's next target...
Miscellaneous
- Home PlateHome Plate (Mars)Home Plate is a plateau roughly 90 m across within the Columbia Hills, Mars. It is informally named for its similarity in shape to a baseball home plate. Home Plate is a rocky outcrop that appears to show layered features....
(geological feature; possibly a tuff ring - Larry's LookoutLarry's LookoutLarry'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 sols ascending Larry's Lookout and then 4 sols taking panoramic photographs of the Tennessee Valley below.-External links:*...
- Sleepy Hollow (Mars)Sleepy Hollow (Mars)Sleepy Hollow is the name given to a circular, shallow depression in Gusev Crater on Mars near the landing site of the Mars Exploration Rover "Spirit" in 2004.About 12 meters from the landing site, Sleepy Hollow measures about 9 meters across....