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Apollo 1 Hills
Apollo Hills panorama from the MER-A landing site
The Apollo 1 Hills are three vastly separated hills lo-
cated in Gusev Crater, on Mars. They were photographed
from a great distance by the Spirit Rover. They are named
in memory of the three astronauts who died on the
launchpad of Apollo 1.
Grissom Hill
• Grissom Hill (after Gus Grissom) is located 7.5 km (4.7
mi) southwest of Columbia Memorial Station
• Chaffee Hill (after Roger Chaffee) is located 14.3 km See also
(8.9 mi) south-southwest of Columbia Memorial
• Columbia Hills
Station
• Geography of Mars
• White Hill (after Edward White) is located 11.2 km
(7.0 mi) northwest of Columbia Memorial Station
The International Astronomical Union has yet to of- External links
ficially designate the hills with the names of the astro-
• http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/
nauts.
55172main_apollo_hills.jpg
• Official Mars Rovers site
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Categories:
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• Astrogeology stubs
• Hills on Mars
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