Spirit & Opportunity: 10 Years Roving Across MarsNational Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
This exhibition celebrates the amazing images and achievements of the two Mars Exploration Rovers on the 10th anniversary of their landings on the Red Planet. It tells the story of the rovers through the photographs they took—stunning views of the Martian surface, including large-scale panoramic images.
The twin Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity were launched toward Mars in the summer of 2003. They arrived months later in spectacular fashion, bouncing down safely on the surface after a harrowing six-minute descent through the thin atmosphere. Spirit arrived on January 3, 2004, and Opportunity on January 24, 2004.
This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of Cornell University, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NASA.
The El Dorado Dune Field dominates this 160-degree view. The Mars Rover Spirit spent several days exploring this area and acquiring images and data on the physical characteristics of this large basaltic sand sheet, before moving downhill toward Home Plate.
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