PIA04848: Lander Petals of Rover 2


Lander Petals of Rover 2

Caption:

April 15, 2003
Prelaunch at Kennedy Space Center

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians reopen the lander petals of the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2) to allow access to one of the spacecraft's circuit boards. A concern arose during prelaunch testing regarding how the spacecraft interprets signals sent from its main computer to peripherals in the cruise stage, lander and small deep space transponder. The MER Mission consists of two identical rovers set to launch in June 2003. The problem will be fixed on both rovers.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Opportunity (MER-B)
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2003-11-07
Date in Caption 2003-04-15
Image Credit NASA/JPL/KSC
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04848
Identifier PIA04848