A rock outcrop with a view of the surrounding landscape beckons NASA's
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 203 (July 29, 2004) of its journey
of exploration on the red planet. This view is a mosaic of images taken
by the rover's navigation camera at a position labeled as Site 80, near
the top of the "West Spur" portion of the "Columbia Hills." Directly
ahead are rock outcrops that scientists will examine for clues that might
indicate the presence of water in the past. In the upper right-hand
corner is the so-called "sea of basalt," consisting of lava flows that
lapped onto the flanks of the hills. The view is toward the south. The
field of view is approximately 170 degrees from right to left and is
presented in a cylindrical-perspective projection with geometrical seam
correction. This is the left-eye view of a stereo pair.
See PIA06736 for 3-D view and PIA06738 for right eye view
of this left eye cylindrical-perspective projection.