 | The rover vehicle, Sojourner, just after leaving the ramp onto the surface of Mars. |
 | A panoramic view of the surface as Sojourner heads off for its first encounter. |
 | A detail from the picture above, showing the surface colouration. |
 | Sojourner looks back to the base station. (The Sagan Memorial Station, named for the astronomer Carl Sagan). |
 | First contact! Sojourner places its surveying instrument into position. |
 | Another survey target: note the wind-blown sand drifts behind the rock. |
 | Sojourner digs in, making a small pit and spoil heap between the track-marks. |
 | Panoramic view, looking back from Sojourner over a rock field to the base station (top left). |
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