Spirit and Opportunity: The Corps of Discovery for Mars Rolls On
- Public Event
| Presented By: | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in cooperation with Caltech Public Events |
For five Earth years, the intrepid robotic explorers Spirit and Opportunity have been successfully conducting field geology at two different locations on the surface of Mars. Originally designed for a 90-Martian-day mission, the twin rovers have exceeded that requirement by a factor of 20. The rovers have traversed great plains, climbed mountains, descended into deep craters and survived lethal dust storms and frigid winters. As the rovers move, each day becomes a brand new mission with new sights and new geology to explore. With many significant discoveries already under their robotic "belts," the rovers look ahead to 2009.
Dr. Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rovers, will present this lecture, part of JPL's von Kármán Lecture Series.
Please Note:Unlike most of the lectures in this JPL series, this lecture will not be recorded for later availability on the web. You will find information on the series, with links to past lectures, on JPL's lecture site.
You may also be interested in the many past lectures and special events available for viewing online on the Caltech Theater site.