Home Plate: almost true colors and HR (1) - Sol 758

On Feb. 19, 2006 - such as the 758th Martian day of exploration of the Red Planet by NASA's MER Spirit - the Rover acquired this panoramic view of the interior of Home Plate, a circular topographic feature amid the Columbia Hills.
This view, called the "Paige" panorama, is from the top of Home Plate. It shows layered rocks exposed at the edge as well as dark rocks exhibiting both smooth and sponge-like "scoriaceous" textures. To the East from this vantage point, McCool Hill looms on the horizon. At the base of McCool Hill is a reddish outcrop called Oberth, which Spirit may explore during the rapidly approaching Martian Winter. Von Braun and Goddard hills are partially visible beyond the opposite rim of Home Plate.