Color images in a mosaic released today are the highest-resolution pictures ever sent from Mars, more than three times as detailed as images from Mars Pathfinder in 1997. The scene rises from near the edge of Spirit's lander platform to the sky. Scientists are examining every detail to learn about the landing area within Gusev Crater. Gusev Crater is a 90-mile wide hole in the ground that probably formed three to four billion years ago when an asteroid crashed just south of Mars equator. ThereÂs a channel system that drains into it, which probably carried liquid water, or water and ice, into the crater. Spirit's twin craft, Opportunity, is scheduled to land in three weeks.
Dec 13, 2005 | MISSIONS
Opportunity Celebrates One Martian Year
(NASA - JPL) - Opportunity celebrated its 'One Martian Year' Anniversary on December 12.
May 24, 2005 | MISSIONS
Rovers Continue Martian Missions
(NASA - JPL) - Mars rover Opportunity tries to escape from a sand trap, while its twin, Spirit, is busy finding new clues to a wet and violent early Martian history.
Jan 04, 2005 | MISSIONS
NASA Rovers' Adventures on Mars Continue
(NASA) - The Spirit rover begins its second year on Mars investigating puzzling rocks unlike any found earlier.
Dec 30, 2004 | MISSIONS
NASA Events Commemorate Rover Anniversary on Mars
(NASA) - Events are to be held at JPL on January 3rd to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rovers mission.
Dec 21, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Rovers Earn Journal's 'Best Science' Title
(NASA - JPL) - NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers' discovery of evidence of past water on Mars is named scientific "Breakthrough of the Year".
Dec 06, 2004 | MISSIONS
Reports Detail Rover Discoveries of Wet Martian History
(NASA - JPL) - Major research journal publishes findings from the Mars Exploration rovers.
Nov 05, 2004 | MISSIONS
Spirit Adds Clues about History of Rocks in Martian Hills
(NASA - JPL) - Ten months after Spirit's dramatic landing, all of the instruments on both of the Mars Exploration Rovers are still working well.
Oct 08, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Rovers Probing Water History at Two Sites
(NASA - JPL) - Mars Exploration Rover team members report new findings about the history of water on Mars.
Sep 22, 2004 | MISSIONS
Rover Missions Renewed as Mars Emerges from Behind Sun
(NASA - JPL) - The Mars Exploration Rovers are now active again, and NASA has decided to extend their mission for another six months.
Sep 02, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status
(NASA - JPL) - Opportunity has resumed using its rock abrasion tool.
Aug 11, 2004 | MISSIONS
Relays from Mars Show International Interplanetary Networking
(NASA - JPL) - Mars Express demonstrates its ability to serve as a communications link to Mars.
Aug 09, 2004 | MISSIONS
Rocks Tell Stories in Reports of Spirit's First 90 Martian Days
(NASA - JPL) - Scientific findings from Spirit's first three months on Mars were published last Friday.
Jun 15, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Rovers Going The Extra Mile
(NASA) - NASA's Mars rovers are delighting scientists with their extra credit assignments.
Jun 10, 2004 | MISSIONS
Mars Rovers Continue Unique Exploration of Mars
(NASA Â JPL) - Opportunity prepares to move forward into Endurance crater.
