PIA05840: One Year Before Mission Success
This scene from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in April 2003 shows work during final processing of the spacecraft then known as NASA's Mars Exploration Rover B and later named Opportunity.
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Product Size:  535 x 355 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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This scene from NASA Kennedy Space Center in April 2003 shows work during final processing of the spacecraft then known as Mars Exploration Rover B and later named Opportunity. At this point, the rover was fully assembled for flight and being prepared for final integration with its lander.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-04-29