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Opportunity: Landing
January 24, 2004
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded this view of a crater informally named "Freedom 7" shortly before the 50th anniversary of the first American in space: astronaut Alan Shepard's fl...
Martian 'Freedom 7' Crater 50 Years After Freedom 7 Flight
John Callas has been a leader of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project since the project's inception in 2000, and has been the project manager since 2006.
Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager John Callas
Athena Science team members and other Mars Exploration Rover team members pose for a photo at JPL.
Mars Exploration Rover team members
This two-image blink shows a comparison of two exposure times in images from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity showing comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring as it f...
Mars Rover Opportunity's View of Comet (Blink of Two Exposures)
This stunning image mosaic of the "Columbia Hills" is the first 360-degree panorama taken by Spirit after arriving at the hills.
'Cahokia' Panorama
During the three-year trek of NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity from Victoria crater to Endeavour crater, rover planners captured a horizon photograph at the end of each drive. 309 images taken during ...
Rovers Eye View of Three-Year Trek on Mars
This infographic highlights NASA’s twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity. The rovers landed on the Red Planet in 2004, in search of answers about the hist...
Spirit And Opportunity By The Numbers
A grooved ridge called "Rocheport" on the rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater spans this scene from the Pancam on NASA's Mars rover Opportunity. This version of the scene is presented in enhanced color t...
Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport' (Enhanced Color)
This view of a rock called "Block Island," the largest meteorite yet found on Mars, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
Mars Meteorite
This animation features the Mars Exploration Rover's entry into the martian atmosphere and final soft landing using airbags. (Audio: mechanical sounds only)
Mars Exploration Rover Entry, Descent and Landing on Mars
Two generations of Rovers.
Two Generations of Rovers
Researchers used NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to find a water-related mineral on the ground that had been detected from orbit, and found it in the dark veneer of rocks on the rim of En...
Mineral Detected from Orbit Found in Dark Veneers (Annotated)
During a team meeting for NASA’s Opportunity rover, Ben Cark of the Space Science Institute talks about his experiences working on NASA’s longest-lived Mars surface explorer.
A Lifetime of Rover Stories
This stereo anaglyph looking toward the northeast across "Endurance Crater" in Mars' Meridiani Planum region was assembled from frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rove...
Ready to Enter 'Endurance' (3-D)
This scene from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows "Lunokhod 2 Crater," which lies south of "Solander Point" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
'Lunokhod 2' Crater on Mars
Download a PDF of the Mars Exploration Rover Fact Sheet.
Mars Exploration Rover Fact Sheet
NASA Science missions circle Earth, the Sun, the Moon, Mars and many other destinations within our solar system, including spacecraft that look out even further into our universe. The Science Fleet...
SMD Spacecraft Fleet
This July 18, 2017, image from the navigation camera (Navcam) on the mast of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity provides a look back to the crest of Endeavour Crater's rim after the rover be...
View Back Uphill After Entering 'Perseverance Valley'
6th Year Anniversary Graphic
6th Year Anniversary Graphic
Team members reflect on Spirit's six-years of roving Mars.
Spirit's Triumphs on Mars
The cruise stage provides power, communication and propulsion for the rover and lander within its cocoon made up of the heatshield and backshell for the cruise to Mars.
Mars Exploration Rovers: Rover 1 in cruise stage
On Earth, a fast runner takes a few hours to complete a marathon. On Mars, it's taken 11 years. NASA's Opportunity rover crossed that finish line in 2015.
The First Martian Marathon
This artist's concept animation depicts key events in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, including launch; cruise; entry, descent & landing; egress; and, surface operations.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Animation
This grouping of two test rovers and a flight spare provides a graphic comparison of three generations of Mars rovers developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The setting is ...
Three Generations in Mars Yard, High Viewpoint
Environmental testing
Mars Exploration Rover: Environmental testing
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