HiRISE Camera Views the Mars Rover 'Spirit' at 'Home Plate'

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The Mars rover Spirit is indicated by a circle on Home Plate in this new image of Gusev Crater on Mars. This detail is part of a much larger image the HiRISE camera took on Sept. 27 2007. The rover has since driven north. (Photo: NASAJPLUniversity of ...
The Mars rover "Spirit" is indicated by a circle on "Home Plate" in this new image of Gusev Crater on Mars. This detail is part of a much larger image the HiRISE camera took on Sept. 27, 2007. The rover has since driven north. (Photo: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken a new color image of the feature dubbed "Home Plate" in Gusev Crater on Mars.


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