Mars Rocks, Sojourner Rolls
This sharp color image
featuring Mars
rock Yogi and the
rolling Sojourner
robot shows off Yogi's two-toned surface.
Yogi appears to be leaning into the prevailing winds
causing some to suggest that its color
contrast may be caused by the accumulation of
rust colored dust on
its windward face.
The Pathfinder spacecraft, now the Sagan Memorial Station,
has ended the primary mission phase after returning
a scientific bonanza from the surface
of Mars.
The Sojourner robot rolled hundreds of feet on the
martian surface, circumnavigated the lander, and
produced a wealth of data and images.
Mars Pathfinder and Soujourner landed on July 4, 1997
and lasted about 3 months, well beyond their designed lifetime.