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Spirit at Troy

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Spirit at Troy Spirit blends into the shoulder of Home Plate in this artist's rendition showing its position at Troy. The rover took this panorama on its Sol 743 as she descended from Husband Hill, heading toward Home Plate, the circular plateau occupying the center of the image. Click to see Spirit in the valley to its right. The MERs are about the size of a golf-cart.

NASA / JPL / Cornell / Glen Nagle

Copyright holder: Glen Nagle

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about February 4, 2011

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