July 05, 2004

'Hank's Hollow' Sparkles

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Exploration Rovers at July 5, 2004 12:26 AM

This false-color composite panoramic camera image highlights mysterious and sparkly dust-like material that is created when the soil in this region is disturbed. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this image on sol 165 (June 20, 2004) in "Hank's Hollow," using filters L2, L5 and L7.
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Is this ice just dust covered until disturbed?

Posted by: Harold LaValley at July 6, 2004 12:56 PM

hmmm.. why do we always get "false color" images of mars?

Posted by: mars afficianado at July 8, 2004 10:08 AM