| | EVENTS
| |  | Topic - The Mars Exploration Rovers - Robotic Geologists
The Mars Exploration Rovers - Robotic Geologists
presented by Peter Theisinger
JPL, Mars Exploration Rover Program Manager
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| Thursday, August 21 | The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA | | Friday, August 22 | The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College
1570 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA |
Both lectures begin at 7 p.m. PDT
Admission is free. Seating is limited.
For more information, call (818) 354-0112.
Scheduled for separate launches between May through June 2003, the twin Mars Exploration Rovers will embark on a journey to explore the Red Planet in search of clues to the planet's mysterious past. The rovers will use an airbag landing system and will each have a robotic arm that carries a suite of scientific instruments. Similar to their human counterparts, the rover's suite of instruments or "geologic tool-kit" includes a Rock Abrasion Tool, which serves the same purposeas the geologists' rock hammer and a Microscopic imager, similar to the geologists'magnifying lens. This presentation will focus on the post landing missionplans for the Mars Exploration Rovers when the rovers arrive in January 2004. | |
