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PIA04928: Mars Exploration Rover, Vertical (Artist's Concept)
An artist's concept portrays a NASA Mars Exploration Rover on the surface of Mars.
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Spirit
Opportunity
 Product Size:  2500 x 3400 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04928.tif (15.66 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04928.jpg (734.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

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.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell University/Maas Digital

Image Addition Date:
2003-12-15