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Tracks of Art

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this panoramic camera image of its wheel tracks on May 7, 2004. This short segment of track represents only a small portion of the long journey Spirit traveled toward the base of the Columbia Hills.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell
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Spirit took this panoramic camera image of its wheel tracks on sol 122 (May 7, 2004). This short segment of track represents only a small portion of the long journey Spirit has traveled toward the base of the "Columbia Hills," which still loom approximately 1.7 kilometers (1 mile) away. The tracks will be only a temporary scar on this martian landscape, as winds will eventually wipe them away.