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Chip with 35,000 Signatures
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Caption:
April 15, 2003
Prelaunch at Kennedy Space Center
This closeup shows the size of the computer chip that holds about 35,000 laser-engraved signatures of visitors to the Mars Exploration Rovers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It will be placed on the second rover to be launched to Mars; the first rover already has one. The signatures include those of senators, artists, and John Glenn. The identical Mars rovers are scheduled to launch June 5 and June 25 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Exploration Rover (MER) | |
| Instrument Host | Spirit (MER-A) | Opportunity (MER-B) |
| Host Type | Rover | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Artwork, 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/PIA04851 | |
| Identifier | PIA04851 | |
