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Mars Pathfinder, as seen by its rover, Sojourner, on July 8, 1997, three days after the rover rolled out onto the surface of Chryse Planitia. Visible in front of Pathfinder are a portion of the air bags that cushioned its impact at touchdown, Sojourner's ramp, and the rover's tracks leading from the lander. Sojourner on Mars
Martian year
Sojourner rover examining a boulder on Mars Mars: Chryse Planitia topographic map of Mars Mars: Tharsis province
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Mars Pathfinder: Media

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Martian year
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Mars Pathfinder, as seen by its rover, Sojourner, on July 8, 1997, three days after...
NASA/JPL/Caltech
Sojourner on Mars
The robotic rover Sojourner adjacent to a large rock on Mars's Chryse Planitia, in...
NASA/JPL
Sojourner rover examining a boulder on Mars
NASA's Sojourner robotic rover examining a boulder on Mars's Chryse Planitia, as...
JPL/NASA
Mars: Chryse Planitia
Close-up of a pitted volcanic rock resting on the Chryse Planitia lowland of Mars,...
NASA/JPL/Caltech
topographic map of Mars
Global topographic map of Mars produced from high-resolution laser altimetry data...
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Science Team
Mars: Tharsis province
Topographic map of the Tharsis province of Mars made from high-resolution altimetry...
MOLA Science Team
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