Apollo Hills panorama from the MER-A landing site

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. They are named in memory of the three astronauts who died on the launchpad of Apollo 1.

• 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 (8.9 mi) south-southwest of Columbia Memorial Station
• White Hill (after Edward White) is located 11.2 km (7.0 mi) northwest of Columbia Memorial Station

Grissom Hill

See also

• Columbia Hills
• Geography of Mars

External links

• 
• Official Mars Rovers site

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