PIA05092: Spirit Reaches Out at JPL


Spirit Reaches Out at JPL

Caption:

Footage taken at the JPL In-Situ Instruments Laboratory, or "testbed," shows engineers practicing the deployment of the test rover's robotic arm before doing the real thing with the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit at Gusev Crater on Mars. Spirit successfully deployed its robotic arm, which carries four geological instruments, over martian soil early Friday morning. (1/16)

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Instrument Host Spirit (MER-A)
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Crater
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-01-16
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/US Geological Survey
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05092
Identifier PIA05092