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| This image shows the area where the Sojourner rover is currently exploring.
Having just investigated Mermaid Dune, at left center, the rover is now
heading toward the assemblage of large rocks at right. |
This color image of the Sojourner rover was taken at the end of day on Sol
30. The rover is perched atop Mermaid Dune, a dark material distinct from
the surrounding bright surface. Dark red rover tracks extend from the foreground
to the base of the rover's wheels. |
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| This image was taken by the Sojourner rover's right front camera on Sol
33. The rock in the foreground, nicknamed "Ender," is pitted and
marked by a subtle horizontal texture. The bright material on the top of
the rock is probably wind-deposited dust. The Pathfinder lander is seen
in the distance at right. The lander camera is the cylindrical object on
top of the deployed mast. |
This image from the Sojourner rover's right front camera was taken
on Sol 27. The Pathfinder lander is seen at middle left. The large rock
at right, nicknamed "Squash", exhibits a diversity of textures.
It looks very similar to a conglomerate, a type of rock found on Earth that
forms from sedimentary processes. |
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| This image was taken by the Sojourner rover's left front camera on Sol 32.
The Pathfinder lander is at right and is about 9 meters away. Wind tails
of dust are clearly seen extending from the left side of many of the small
rocks in the foreground. The large rocks on the horizon at left center are
the next goal of Sojourner as it continues our exploration of Mars. |
Leaving Mermaid Dune - On August 5 (sol 32), Sojourner left Mermaid dune
to investigated three large, dust-free rocks -- Shark, Half Dome and Wedge. |
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| Sojourner Visits Mermaid Dune - On July 31 (sol 27), Sojourner traversed
to a smooth, dark region of soil called Mermaid Dune. The rover took detailed
measurements of the soil. |
6x6 Driving - On July 28 (sol 24), Sojourner demonstrated its rocker-bogie
mobility system when it scaled a large Martian rock. |
