Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 25, 2005 - Opportunity completed its work on Heat Shield Rock during sols 347 through 352, then got into position for more observations of the heat shield.
NASA's second Mars Exploration Rover passed the first anniversary of its mission to the red planet on Monday.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2005 - Spirit is healthy, but reduced sunlight has been reaching the rover through the atmosphere due to a possible dust storm identified from orbital data. Despite limited energy during the period from sol 367 through sol 373, Spirit made good progress by driving about 20 meters (66 feet) closer to top of Cumberland Ridge. Spirit is investigating a rock called Peace. Sol-by-sol summaries:
Wilmington DE (SPX) Jan 24, 2005 - One year to the month after Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars, the Rovers are still roaming the planet, sending back crystal-clear images of the Martian surface. Their durable parts help keep them going, enabled by DuPont science.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 24, 2005 - Over twenty meteorites from Mars have been discovered in Antarctica, so why shouldn't it be possible to find other chunks of our solar system sitting somewhere on Mars too? But the martian surprise of finding an off - world sample while driving has scientists inching towards a closer look.
Montreal QC (SPX) Jan 21, 2005 - Mars Society Canada have prepared a position paper on Canada Joining the International Thrust in Space Exploration, in which they explain why greater support of the Canadian Space Agency has become so important for Canada, and for the betterment of its citizens' lives.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 17, 2005 - Opportunity is healthy. It acquired microscopic images of the fractured edge of the heat-shield wreckage and began a detailed investigation of an intriguing, pitted rock a few meters to the north, called Heat Shield Rock.
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 13, 2005 - An instrument that will characterize the radiation at the surface of Mars has been selected by NASA for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The mission, part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, will explore the viability of the surface of the red planet as a potential habitat for past or present life.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 12, 2005 - With one eye on the weather, Spirit continued work on Husband Hill, making detailed observations of a rock called Champagne, using the full suite of instruments.
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 10, 2005 - Even as the Spirit and Opportunity rovers complete a year of successful operation on Mars, the next major step in Mars Exploration is taking shape with preparation of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for launch in just seven months.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 06, 2005 - Opportunity is healthy and has reached the site where its heat shield hit the ground. The rover will make detailed observations of the heat shield's remains, weather permitting.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 05, 2005 - A year after Spirit and Opportunity made their dramatic arrivals on Mars, the man who led the landing team looks back on a job well done.
Washington (AFP) Jan 05, 2005 - One year after they landed on Mars and confirmed that water once flowed on the red planet, the US robot probes Spirit and Opportunity continue their relentless exploration for the origins of life, far surpassing their three-month mission expectancy.
Pasadena (SPX) Jan 03, 2005 - NASA lit a birthday candle today for its twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The Spirit rover begins its second year on Mars investigating puzzling rocks unlike any found earlier.
Paris (ESA) Dec 23, 2004 - These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show Candor Chasma - one of the largest canyons in the Valles Marineris canyon system.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 23, 2004 - After six fruitful months exploring the interior of Endurance Crater, the Opportunity rover has successfully climbed out of the crater onto the surrounding flatland of Meridiani Planum. Once out, the rover examined some of its own tracks that it had laid down prior to entering the crater.
