A Mars Rover is an unmanned land vehicle for exploration of the planet Mars. The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) This article is about the means of transport. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ...

Introduction

Photograph of a Martian sunset taken by Spirit at Gusev crater, May 19th, 2005.

Five rovers have been sent to Mars so far, and two are currently scheduled to be launched: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2486x1914, 975 KB)Photograph of Martian sunset taken May 19th, 2005 by NASAs Mars Exploration Rover: Spirit at Gusev crater. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2486x1914, 975 KB)Photograph of Martian sunset taken May 19th, 2005 by NASAs Mars Exploration Rover: Spirit at Gusev crater. ...

• Mars 2, November 27, 1971
• Mars 3, December 2, 1971
• Sojourner, Mars Pathfinder, July 4, 1997
• Spirit, Mars Exploration Rover, January 4, 2004
• Opportunity, Mars Exploration Rover, January 25, 2004
• Mars Science Laboratory
• ExoMars

The Soviet Union landed the first Mars rover when the Mars 2 lander touched down on November 27, 1971. Five days later, its twin landed with the Mars 3 lander. Both landers failed, however. The Mars program was a series of Mars unmanned landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Mars program was a series of Mars unmanned landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II rocket, just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. ... The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II rocket, just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The mission patch for Spirit, featuring Marvin the Martian. ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The mission patch for Opportunity, featuring Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck). ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conceptual drawing of the Mars Science Laboratory in operation on Mars Schematic diagram of the planned rover components The Mars Science Laboratory (or MSL for short) is a NASA rover scheduled to launch in December 2009 and perform a precision landing on Mars in October 2010. ... ExoMars model at ILA 2006 (Berlin) ExoMars. ... The Mars program was a series of Mars unmanned landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Mars program was a series of Mars unmanned landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. ...

The first successful Mars Rover, called Sojourner, was sent to Mars by NASA on December 4, 1996 and successfully landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II rocket, just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. ... NASA Insignia Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

NASA used a new, larger design for the two Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit launched on June 10, 2003 and Opportunity launched on July 7, 2003. Spirit landed in Gusev crater on January 4, 2004 and Opportunity landed in the Meridiani Planum on the opposite side of Mars from Spirit, on January 25, 2004. Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ... MER-A (Spirit) is the first of the two Mars Exploration Rover Missions. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MER-B (Opportunity) is the second of the two rovers of NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Mission. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gusev Crater is a meteor crater in Russia. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks southwest across Meridiani Planum; the Rovers discarded backshell and parachute are visible in the distance Hematite deposits in Meridiani Planum mapped from orbit, with Opportunity rover landing site ellipse Meridiani Planum is a plain located 2 degrees south of Mars equator, in the westernmost... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

So far all Mars Rovers have been small robotic vehicles intended to travel only a few hundred meters. All three NASA rovers have exceeded their planned missions both in distance travelled and operating time.

Wheel size comparation: Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory.

Image File history File links H_rover-comp_wheels_02. ... Image File history File links H_rover-comp_wheels_02. ... The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II rocket, just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ... Conceptual drawing of the Mars Science Laboratory in operation on Mars Schematic diagram of the planned rover components The Mars Science Laboratory (or MSL for short) is a NASA rover scheduled to launch in December 2009 and perform a precision landing on Mars in October 2010. ...

See also

• Mars Exploration Rover

Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ...

External link

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