IMAGE CREDIT: NASA/JPL/Cornell APPROVED BY: Jason Soderblom CAPTION WRITER: Stephenie Lievense IMAGE FILE NAME: x_pubeng_Sol_122_Drive_Dir_IFF SOURCE FILE: RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2004 SUMMARY INFORMATION: Pancam image mosaic acquired on sol 122 of Spirit's destination. . . The Columbia Hills NAME OF SUBMITTER: Jason Soderblom - 607-592-3532 INSTITUTION: Cornell THEME/TEAM/GROUP: pancam SOL OF OBSERVATION: 122 EARTH DATE OF OBSERVATION: May 7, 2004 TITLE OF IMAGE: A Closer Look at the Columbia Hills NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image mosaic of the Columbia Hills at 4:15 p.m., Mars Local Solar Time on sol 122, May 7, 2004. Spirit will spend the next 37 sols or more approaching the base of the highest peak seen in this image. Rover controllers and scientists are sending Spirit to this far away location because these hills are likely an older unit of rock that may give insight into the past environment at Gusev crater.
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