Photo Gallery: Southwest of Spirit's Landing Site

This image mosaic was taken by the Mars Spirit rover while it was still sitting on its landing platform - the direction is to the southwest of the landing site. The landscape is very flat, scattered with small rocks and occasional shallow depressions; the narrow peak of a hill is visible seven to eight kilometres away. The image was taken using Spirit's Panoramic Camera.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.