Mars Exploration Rover
This image was taken by the Descent Image Motion Estimation System (DIMES) camera located on the bottom of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's lander as it descended to Mars, Jan. 3, 2004. Numerous small impact craters can be seen on the surface of the planet, with the largest, Gusev, pictured to the right of center. The image was taken at an altitude of 1,400 meters.
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP Photo/NASA
