Martian Vistas

500 sols or so ago Spirit was up on top of Home Plate looking down on the West Valley that she is currently trying to traverse. I made a 2D panorama back then from the images taken on sols 1366 to 1369. Now to help visualize the terrain Spirit is about to encounter here is a 3D version.

Full Resolution (11255 x 3264) ( 7MB )
Half Resolution (5627 x 1632) ( 2MB )
Quarter Resolution (2813 x 816) ( 630kB )
Eighth Resolution (1406 x 408) ( 165kB )

The first attempt to take a panorama of Resolution crater - As the drive preceding this ended up being in the wrong direction, this was taken from considerably further away than expected. Opportunity is currently taking a much larger panorama from a closer position. Note the parts of Endeavour Crater (Oppy's destination) on the horizon.

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Half Resolution (2486 x 880) ( 431kB )

Beautiful image taken on sol 1852 in the direction Spirit is now headed - towards the west valley. On the left is the edge of Home Plate that Spirit is having driving around after not being able to get back on top. In the distance through a light haze of Martian dust is Grissom Hill.

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Half Resolution (2222 x 1040) ( 667kB )
Quarter Resolution (1111 x 520) ( 171kB )

Ranger Crater panorama.

I was waiting for the second row of this image but I don't think it is going to be downlinked anymore and has been deleted from the rover; so I think this is now the finished product.

It's a little messy, as it was taken into the sun causing the dust on the optics to become even more of a problem than it is normally.

Full Resolution (9720 x 1215) ( 2MB )
Half Resolution (4860 x 607) ( 661kB )
Quarter Resolution (2430 x 303) ( 170kB )

Small mosaic taken while Opportunity was parked to receive new flight software on sol 1811.

Full Resolution (2464 x 1062) ( 982kB )
Half Resolution (1232 x 531) ( 310kB )