Press Release Images: Spirit

04-May-2007   Spirit Examines Nodule-Rich Rock On sol 1177, Spirit used the rock abrasion tool to brush away dust covering the surface of a small, nodule-rich outcrop nicknamed "Slide" at the edge of the circular plateau known as "Home Plate." This image mosaic, acquired by the microscopic imager, shows the nature of the weathered outcrop surface, just beneath the dust coating. The science team has a special interest in the rocks in this general area, some of which show the highest silica content yet measured on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Browse Image | Medium Image (196 kB) | Large (528 kB)   Spirit Returns to 'Home Plate' Spirit is presently parked at the edge of "Home Plate," a light-toned, bowl-shaped feature that exposes inward-dipping, thin-bedded volcanic sediments. The curving outcrops in this image hint at the inward-dipping geometry of the rocks. Spirit took this mosaic of images with the panoramic camera on the rover's 1,176th sol, or Martian day, of exploration. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Browse Image | Medium Image (336 kB) | Large (1.4 MB)

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