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space July 12, 1997Rule


Postcards from the Red Planet

by R. Cowen

view from the pathfinder
View from the Pathfinder camera in its original position shows Sojourner and ramps before they were deployed.




view of Flat Top
Flat Top (arrow) is part of the rocky terrain seen by the Pathfinder camera on July 7, after the camera was extended to its full height.




view from Barnacle Bill
The smaller rock at left is called Barnacle Bill; the larger one at right is Yogi.




Sojourner leaves Pathfinder.
Sojourner leaves Pathfinder.




surface of Barnacle Bill
Sojourner applies its spectrometer to the surface of Barnacle Bill.

Information about the Mars Pathfinder mission and the latest data and photographs are available at http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/, or see http://mars.sgi.com/default.html for alternative locations.



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