4/15/2003: New Mars rover

Undertoad · 04-15-2003, 11:05 AM

I hadn't seen this yet. This is the "Mars Exploration Rover-2", or merely "MER-2". It's scheduled to be launched at the red planet next month, hopefully with better results than NASA has had so far trying to get to Mars.

Assuming all goes well, there are to be two of these, at two different locations, roaming the Martian surface at a rate of one football field per day. Amongst other things, they'll be looking for signs of water in the planet's past. (There was an IotD image about Martian water before...)

Snazzy wheels!

04-15-2003, 11:05 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	4/15/2003: New Mars rover I hadn't seen this yet. This is the "Mars Exploration Rover-2", or merely "MER-2". It's scheduled to be launched at the red planet next month, hopefully with better results than NASA has had so far trying to get to Mars. Assuming all goes well, there are to be two of these, at two different locations, roaming the Martian surface at a rate of one football field per day. Amongst other things, they'll be looking for signs of water in the planet's past. (There was an IotD image about Martian water before...) Snazzy wheels!

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