Connect to the Mission

twitter› Twitter→

Latest News

Latest Images

Variations in Soft Soil of 'Troy' (False Color)

soft soil exposed when wheels of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit dug into a patch of ground

The soft soil exposed when wheels of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit dug into a patch of ground dubbed "Troy" exhibit variations in hue visible in this image, in which the colors have been stretc...

› Read More

Spirit's traverse map through Sol 1945

Traverse map until Sol 1923 for Mars Rover Spirit

Where are the rovers now? - Spirit's traverse map through Sol 1945

› Read More

Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1923

Traverse map until Sol 1923 for Mars Rover Opportunity

Where are the rovers now? - Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1923

› Read More

Mission News

  • Sandbox setup to test and assess possible moves for getting Mars rover Spirit out of a patch of loose Martian soil.

    Free Spirit: Rock Under the Belly

    Engineers placed a rock underneath the test rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., on July 1, 2009, to more closely simulate Spirit's predicament on Mars.

  • a test rover rolls off a plywood surface into a prepared bed of soft soil

    Free Spirit: Test Rover Rolls In

    After several days of preparing a sloped area of soft, fine soil to simulate Spirit's current sandtrap on Mars, the rover team drove a test rover into the material on June 30, 2009.

Mission Features

  • Mars Rovers Earn Congressional Kudos

    03.11.09 - Congress passed a resolution Wednesday recognizing scientific contributions of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, and commending the JPL and Cornell University teams.

Video Gallery

View Archives

NASA Podcasts

Multimedia Gallery

  • artist concept of Mars Exploration Rover

    Still Roving on Mars

    After five years, the Mars Exploration Rovers are still studying Mars. Take a closer look at how they work.

View Archives

Related Sites