PIA04834: Mars Exploration Rover 1


Mars Exploration Rover 1

Caption:

February 10, 2003

Engineers for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission are completing assembly and testing for the twin robotic geologists at JPL. This week the twin rovers are sharing floor space in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility for the last time before they are shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This image shows Mars Exploration Rover 1, fully assembled. The rovers will be launched separately in May and June.

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 Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2003-10-30
Date in Caption 2003-02-10
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04834
Identifier PIA04834