勇气号是两部双胞胎火星车中的第一部,代号MER-A
主要任务 : 搜索火星上岩石和土壤以便探测水的历史
勇气号是一個六輪、太陽能動力車
勇气号于2003年6月10日发射, 于2004年01月04日在火星表面着陆
根據原本的設計,工作壽命只有三個月, 但是勇气号在火星表面工作到2010年3月22日才和地面失去联络
First robotic rover on Mars : Spirit rover (MER-A)
It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission.
Mission: To search for and characterize a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars.
Spirit is a six-wheeled, solar-powered robot. Launched on 10 June 2003 & landed successfully on Mars on 04 January 2004.
Designed for about 92 earth days operation. However, Spirit rover managed to continue the mission until March 22, 2010 & since then no communication /signal from Mars to Earth.
第二部火星漫游车 : 机遇号 (代号MER-B)
在2003年從地球發射,並於2004年1月25日在火星子午高原表面着陆
原本設計的90個日子的任務時間, 不过已经完成2652地球日任务,而且任务还继续中
Second robotic rover on Mars : Opportunity rover (MER-B)
Launched on July 7, 2003 & landed on Mars on January 25, 2004 at Meridiani Planum.
Designed for approximately 92 earth days mission. However, the rover continues to function effectively more than 2,652 earth days.
Firsr colour panorama taken by opportunity
For more information on video: 5 years on Mars by National Geography Channel
For more information on website: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
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