December 15, 2003
An artist's concept portrays a NASA Mars Exploration Rover on the surface of Mars. Two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, will reach Mars in January 2004. Each has the mobility and toolkit to function as a robotic geologist.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 | 2003-12-15 | |
Date in Caption | 2003-12-15 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Cornell University/Maas Digital | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04928 | |
Identifier | PIA04928 |