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Hungry for Rocks

Target Name:  Mars
Spacecraft:  Mars Exploration Rover
Produced by:  NASA/JPL/Cornell
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Date Released: 19 January 2004

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This image from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit hazard identification camera shows the rover's perspective just before its first post-egress drive on Mars. On Sunday, the 15th martian day, or sol, of Spirit's journey, engineers drove Spirit approximately 3 meters (10 feet) toward its first rock target, a football-sized, mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack (not pictured). In the foreground of this image are "Sashimi" and "Sushi" - two rocks that scientists considered investigating first. Ultimately, these rocks were not chosen because their rough and dusty surfaces are ill-suited for grinding.

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