The Pancam calibration target, in the shape of a sundial, will allow scientists to adjust images from Mars.
Spirit Mars Lander sends first pictures
NASA's Spirit Mars Lander began sending back pictures of its immediate surroundings in the Gusev Crater.
The rover component of the lander carries a panoramic camera, a microscopic imager, a number of navigation cameras and other instruments. These include a miniaturized thermal emission spectrometer which can determine the mineral composition of rock from a distance, a Mossbauer spectrometer especially designed to determine the composition of iron-rich rock, and an x-ray spectrometer which will determine the elemental chemistry of rocks and soils.
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