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Tag Archives: Harold M. Bixby
Mars crater commemorates pioneering flight
(Click on the image to open a larger version in a new browser window.) NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is studying an elongated crater called “Spirit of St. Louis” and a rock spire called “Lindbergh Mound” within the crater. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Donald Albert Hall, Endeavour Crater, Harold M. Bixby, Harry H. Knight, Lambert Field, Lindbergh Mound, Marathon Monument, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Roosevelt Field, Spirit of St. Louis Crater
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Opportunity: Close up on Harold M. Bixby
Sol 4023, May 19, 2015. The Microscopic Imager makes a four-frame composite of the rock target Harold M. Bixby. (Like Harry H. Knight, Bixby was another St. Louis businessman and supporter of Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight.) Click the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Harold M. Bixby, Harry H. Knight, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit of St. Louis Crater
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