NASA Spirit 3-D Perspective of Adirondack
This 3-D perspective "video" made from images taken by the panoramic camera
onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows "Adirondack," the rover's first
target rock. Spirit traversed the sandy martian terrain at Gusev Crater to arrive
in front of the football-sized rock on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, just three days
after it successfully rolled off the lander. The rock was selected as Spirit's
first target because it has a flat surface and is relatively free of dust -
ideal conditions for grinding into the rock to expose fresh rock underneath.
Clean surfaces also are better for examining a rock's top coating. Scientists
named the angular rock after the Adirondack mountain range in New York. The word
Adirondack is Native American and is interpreted by some to mean "They of the
great rocks." Data from the panoramic camera's red, green and blue filters were
combined to create this true color image. Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
This video was provided by © NASA.
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