The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project landed two solar-powered rovers, 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity,' on the surface of Mars in January of 2003. This talk reviews the history of solar-powered missions to Mars and looks at the science mission of the MER rovers, focusing on the solar energy and array performance.


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    Title :

    Exploring Mars with Solar-Powered Rovers


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    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


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    No indication


    Language :

    English




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