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27-Jan-2004
Martian Landmarks Dedicated to Apollo 1 Crew
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NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 Crew
NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks 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.

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NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 Crew - 2

An image taken by the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Camera of the Columbia Memorial Station and the nearby hills named after the Apollo 1 crew. "Grissom Hill" is located 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) to the Southwest of the rover Spirit's landing site. "White Hill" is 11.2 kilometers (7 miles) Northwest of its position and "Chaffee Hill" is 14.3 kilometers (8.9 miles) south-Southwest of Spirit.

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The Apollo 1 crew, from left to right, Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom
The Apollo 1 crew, from left to right, Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom.

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