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Pathfinder beams down spectacular new Mars pictures
August 27, 1997
Web posted at: 4:19 p.m. EDT (2019 GMT)LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- The Mars Pathfinder probe has beamed back another series of spectacular pictures from the red planet, scientists said Wednesday.
Scientists presented their findings at a news conference that focused on the data gathered over the past two weeks from the excursion of the Sojourner rover in the area known as Rock Garden, as well as from weather data and soil analyses.
Scientists reported about Sojourner's tussle with the rock known as "Hassock" and showed pictures of the probe literally driving over "Wedge" as part of the ongoing soil and rock experiments.
A newly enhanced superview of an area depicted in previous data transmissions showed a new color scheme of the Mars surface near the lander. The data revealed structures that had not been discovered before.
Weather specialists said that on Tuesday, they had registered an atmospheric pressure of 6.86 millibar, the highest ever measured on Mars.
Pathfinder camera operators showed a series of pictures enhanced with various color filters. The Pathfinder data produced Mars sunsets and cloud images in spectacular colors.
Dust in the Mars atmosphere created a kind of bluish hue around the sun, scientists said. Scientists also presented pictures of blue cloud formations in the Martian sky.
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