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More cool pictures of Spirit landing site.

Sorry if you've already seen these...

They created the following 3D image by combine the DIMES and MGS images. Turns out in the 3rd DIMES image you can see the heat shield falling and parachute shadow...

http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/01/23/R1303051_DIMES3_a_i.jpg


Here is the MGS image that was created from...
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/01/23/R1303051sub_a_i.gif


and the DIMES image... you can see the heat shield flying and the parachute shadow....
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/rover-images/jan-04-2004/new_dimes-380.jpg


The following picture was taken at the exact time Spirit was landing and communicating with MGS...
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/01/07/R1300473.474.annot_i.jpg


Links to more information and high resolution versions of these pictures...
MGS and DIMES 3D picture
DIMES IMAGE
Color overhead picture of landing

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