Photo courtesy of Life Magazine
How does Mars Pathfinder retract its airbags and right itself once on
the surface of Mars? Watch the movie!
Ever wonder what exactly is going to happen on 4 July during Entry, Descent and Landing?
Take a Tour of Ares
Vallis (courtesy of David Palermo, an artist and Mars fan, and Quicktime
VR)!
All you wanted to know about Mars Pathfinder
Navigation! How it works, why it works, and why we need Trajectory Correction
Maneuvers...
For a Project Status Report by telephone, please
call 1-800-391-6654 and follow the instructions.
This is the signature sheet on the Rover belly. The engineers and technicians
responsible for the Rover gave us their signatures and we had them reproduced
on aluminum foil! Also listed are some of the companies and organizations
who have helped us out. (344Kb GIF)
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of Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This document was last updated on: 8 July 1997