After the airbag-protected landing craft settled onto the surface, the rover rolled out to take panoramic images. These give scientists the information they need to select promising geological targets and drive to those locations to perform on-site scientific investigations. The panoramic image below shows a slightly rolling surface, littered with small rocks, with hills on the horizon up to away. The MER team named the landing site ""Columbia" Memorial Station," in honor of the seven astronauts killed in the Space Shuttle "Columbia" disaster.