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List Of Surface Features Of Mars Imaged By Opportunity
The Mars Exploration Rover mission successfully landed and operated the rovers ''Spirit'' and ''Opportunity'' on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018. During ''Spirit''s six years of operation and ''Opportunity''s fourteen years of operation, the rovers drove a total of on the Martian surface, visiting various surface features in their landing sites of Gusev crater and Meridiani Planum, respectively. ''Spirit'' Hills * Apollo 1 Hills ** Grissom Hill * Columbia Hills ** Husband Hill ** McCool Hill Craters * Bonneville crater * Gusev crater * Thira crater Rocks * Adirondack * Home Plate * Humphrey * Pot of Gold Miscellaneous * Larry's Lookout * Sleepy Hollow ''Opportunity'' Craters * Argo crater * Beagle crater * Bopolu crater * Concepción crater * Eagle crater * Emma Dean crater * Endeavour (crater) ** Cape Tribulation *** Marathon Valley ** Cape York *** Greeley Haven ** Solander Point * Endurance crater * Erebus crater * Fram crater * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Hills (Mars)
The Columbia Hills are a range of low hills inside Gusev crater on Mars. They were observed by the Mars Exploration Rover ''Spirit'' when it landed within the crater in 2004. They were promptly given an unofficial name by NASA since they were the most striking nearby feature on the surface. The hills lie approximately away from the rover's original landing position. The range is named to memorialize the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster. On February 2, 2004, the individual peaks of the Columbia Hills were named after the seven astronauts who died in the disaster. ''Spirit'' spent a few years exploring the Columbia Hills until it ceased to function in 2010. It was also considered a potential landing site for the Mars 2020 ''Perseverance'' rover, before the selection of Jezero crater in November 2018. Peaks The seven peaks are, from north to south: * Anderson Hill - named after Michael P. Anderson * Brown Hill - named after David M. Brown * Chawla Hill - named after Kalpana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |