| Mars rover Spirit's panorama celebrates 1,000th day |
Posted: October 30, 2006
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
In celebration of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit achiving a remarkable 1,000 days operating on the red planet, NASA released this color 360-degree panorama. This movie includes comments by John Callas, the rover project manager. |  |
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| Mars rover spotted at crater's rim by sharp-eyed orbiter |
Posted: October 6, 2006
Duration: 42 min 51 sec
Dazzling images from Mars are revealed by scientists in this press conference held October 6 at NASA Headquarters. The robotic rover Opportunity has reached the massive Victoria crater with its steep cliffs and layers of rock exposing the planet's geologic history. Meanwhile, the new Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed the rover and its surroundings from high above. |  |
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| Mars rovers: Marking the second anniversary of landing |
Posted: January 24, 2006
Duration: 48 min 34 sec
Two years of exploring Mars! The remarkable rovers Spirit and Opportunity remain alive and well on the surface of the Red Planet, far outlasting their planned 90-day missions. On the second anniversary of Opportunity's landing, project officials and scientists hold this celebration event at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rover: New panoramas |
Posted: December 6, 2005
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
New panoramas from NASA's long-lasting Mars Exploration Rovers show the view from the Columbia Hills where Spirit continues its adventure and the strange landscape at Meridiani Planum where Opportunity is driving southward. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: News briefing on Spirit's ascent to hilltop |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 55 min 33 sec
Scientists and mission officials from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project gather at agency headquarters in Washington on September 1 for a news conference to give an update on both intrepid robotic explorers, including Spirit's successful ascent to the top of Husband Hill. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit's panorama from summit of Husband Hill |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Steve Squyres, the Mars Exploration Roverprincipal investigator from Cornell University, narrates this presentation of Spirit's breath-taking panorama that the craft took after reaching the summit of Husband Hill in Gusev Crater. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: Hear from a rover driver |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 3 min 12 sec
Chris Leger, one of the rover drivers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, describes what it has been like helping guide the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to the summit of Husband Hill. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: Recent science investigations by Spirit |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 5 min 24 sec
Ray Arvidson of Washington University, the deputy principal investigator for the rovers' science instruments, describes the scientific work that Spirit has been doing during the last phases of the climb up Husband Hill. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: Opportunity's recent science activities |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
While Spirit was reaching the hilltop summit, sister rover Opportunity has been continuing its scientific examinations half-a-world away in Meridiani Planum. Rover principal investigator Steve Squyres provides an update on Opportunity's latest findings. |  |
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| Mars Exploration Rovers: Current status of Spirit and Opportunity |
Posted: September 1, 2005
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Jacob Matijevic, the Mars Exploration Rover engineering team chief at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, gives the status of both rovers as they continue operating on the Red Planet. |  |
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