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Rover 2 moved to workstand
The Mars Exploration Rover -2 is moved to a workstand in the
Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Set to launch in 2003, the Mars.
Exploration Rover Mission will consist of two identical rovers designed
to cover roughly 110 yards (100 meters) each Martian day. Each rover
will carry five scientific instruments that will allow it to search for
evidence of liquid water that may have been present in the planet's
past. The rovers will be identical to each other, but will land at
different regions of Mars. The first rover has a launch window opening
May 30, 2003, and the second rover a window opening June 25, 2003.
Credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration