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Hills Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew

An image taken from Spirit's PanCam looking west depicts the nearby hills named after the astronauts of the Apollo 1. The crew of Apollo 1 perished in flash fire during a launch pad test of their Apollo spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, Fl. on January 27, 1967.

A smaller version of this photo was included in the article:
Martian Landmarks Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew - January 27, 2004

 

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