Grissom Hill
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Grissom Hill, named after American astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom
, is one of the three Apollo 1 Hills
on the planet Mars. It was discovered by the Spirit rover
, and named on January 27, 2004 - the 37th anniversary of the Apollo 1
launchpad fire, which claimed Grissom's life, along with other crewmembers Ed White
and Roger Chaffee.
The hill lies to southwest of the Columbia Memorial Station, where the Spirit rover landed.
Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan Grissom , , better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot...
, is one of the three Apollo 1 Hills
Apollo 1 Hills
The Apollo 1 Hills are three vastly separated hills located in Gusev Crater, on Mars. They were photographed from a great distance by the Spirit Rover...
on the planet Mars. It was discovered by the Spirit rover
Spirit rover
Spirit, MER-A , is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity , landed on the other side of the planet...
, and named on January 27, 2004 - the 37th anniversary of the Apollo 1
Apollo 1
Apollo 1 was scheduled to be the first manned mission of the Apollo manned lunar landing program, with a target launch date of February 21, 1967. A cabin fire during a launch pad test on January 27 at Launch Pad 34 at Cape Canaveral killed all three crew members: Command Pilot Virgil "Gus"...
launchpad fire, which claimed Grissom's life, along with other crewmembers Ed White
Ed White
Edward White may refer to:*Edward John White , Anglo-Australian meteorologist and astronomer*Edward Douglass White , Chief Justice of the U.S.*Edward Douglass White, Sr. , Governor of Louisiana and U.S...
and Roger Chaffee.
The hill lies to southwest of the Columbia Memorial Station, where the Spirit rover landed.