This story is claiming that the "postcard" color panorama has been released. I haven't found any confirmation of that but I've also been pretty busy today. If you know more and can point me to the details, I'd really appreciate it.
OK, on second read, I guess it doesn't really claim what I first thought. Here's the text:
"The US robot probe Spirit snapped the first colour images of its surroundings on Mars yesterday, pieced together by Nasa to form a panoramic view and stunning postcard from the red planet."
Indeed, Spirit did snap the pictures (though I suspect it wasn't yesterday as the report claims but actually the day before). As far as I know, we're still waiting on the data to make it back via an Odyssey or MGS UHF pass and then waiting for the image folks on the mission team to assemble the panorama. My request for updates still holds. If you know of any releases that aren't mentioned here, I'd love to hear from you in the comments or via emai. Thanks.
