Approximate landing site of the rover Spirit

Before and after: Spirit landing site (animated GIF, 730KB)

First high res. B/W picture from mars and first high res. color picture from mars

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Skid marks from the airbags (airbag trails)

Spirit gets ready to explore but first needs to stand up

See close-up off wheel moving (animated GIF, 780KB)

Overview of Spirit standing up (animated GIF, 1,7MB)

First 3D image of Mars

Several images of the landing site and its view of the surroundings

360 degrees views of landing site: 6,7MB and 12MB !!!

Airbag trails dubbed 'Magic carpet' and a 3D computer model of a airbag trail

Spirit is stowing and unstowing its robotic arm (preparation for disembarking)

Overview of Spirit stowing and unstowing its robotic arm (animated GIF, 1,19MB)

Spirit can't embark to the south due to a airbag who is in the way, so it turns and disembarks to the west. Also a picture of the route to be taken

Spirit turning around (animated GIF, 5,43MB)

Spirit is driving for the first time on it's own 6 wheels on the surface of MARS !!!

Spirit uses its scientific instruments for the first time and First close-up image of the surface by the microscopic cam

Microscopic cam focusing on Marsian soil (animated GIF, 2,98MB)

A pre and Post examination shot of the soil (animated GIF, 2,25MB)

Spirit looks back on Lander and makes a turn to go in an other direction

Spirit is driving on the surface of MARS !!!

Spirit driving (animated GIF, 1,43MB)

Some full res. photos of the surface and some interesting spots and rocks

Spirit is examining the interesting rock

The rock before cleaning and examination

The rock after cleaning and examination

In memoriam off the crews of the apollo 1 and Space Shuttle Columbia Some marsian hills are named after the crews.

Some driving tracks from the wandering rover Spirit and some even more interesting wave-like structures on the surface.

More images from Spirit including some panoramic shots, one from a rock called Mimi, one called the white boat and one called Humphrey

An impression and an actual shot on the road traveled by Spirit

Spirit is going to investigate a crater called Bonneville. Here are some overview shots (incl. a nice 3D-shot and a beautiful color shot) and a shot to show the rocky road to the rim.

Once in a while Nasa lets Spirit look up in to the sky and look what you can see then.....US !!

What are those "sand dunes" over here? Lets see

Panorama shot of Spirits destination 'Colombia hills' (on the right) with a zoomed version off the landers heatshield

This mosaic image from Spirit shows the trench or "scuff" mark in the Gusev Crater location dubbed "Serpent."

A rock formation called 'Mazatzal"

The rocky road ahead towards "colombia hills"

Two other shots of where Spirit wants to go. In normaland 3D view

Results photos of grinding on the rock "Mazatzal"

Before, during and after shots of the grinding work

Say farewell to 'Bonneville' crater

Interesting rock dubbed 'Route 66'

For the first time Spirit can see the rim of the 'Gusev' crater (the one where he landed in)

Spirits route so far and future direction

A look back on Sol 90 of the mission for Spirit

A more closer shot of Spirits destination after a drive of 50,2 meters (165 feet)

Spirit at work on "Route 66"

Close-up of 'smooth' surface of "Route 66"

High resolution shot of "route 66" after work

Approximate landing site of the rover Opportunity

First pictures of rover Opportunity

First picture of Opportunity itself

Skid marks from the airbags (airbag trails)

Some more pictures of the surroundings (incl. the skid marks) and of opportunity and lander themselves

Large views of landing site: 8,5MB, 3,3MB and 4,3MB !!!

First 3D image of the opportunity location

Opportunity is getting ready to roll off the lander and on the surface of mars

Overview of Opportunity lowering its wheels (animated GIF, 0,6MB)

Overview of Opportunity standing up (animated GIF 1,5MB)

First deployment of the left camera arm and the Instrument arm

Opportunity Rolling of the lander and starts its journey on mars (incl. a look in front and in the back of Opportunity)

Overview of Opportunity egress off the lander and driving over the surface of mars (animated GIF, 5,2MB)

Opportunity looking back at the lander

The first examinations of the soil by Opportunity on mars

Changes in the soil after examining the ground

Overview of spot before and after the instruments have been placed and removed on the soil (animated GIF, 2,6MB)

Interesting rock dubbed 'Stone Mountain'

Close-up off 'Stone mountain'

Opportunity working on the soil

More Panoramic images from Opportunity   

Opportunity start working on a VERY important Rock formation

called: EL CAPITAN

Then we found proof of water on MARS

Microscopic image of "Flatrock"

Also sometimes Opportunity is looking up and what wonders can you see then...... The eclipses of Phobos and Deimos with the sun.

On this location Opportunity discovered the 'recipe' of the "Blueberry" Muffins

A view on the tracks made by Opportunity

Nice detailed photo of a rocky part dubbed "Shoemaker's Patio"

Some other close-up shots from "EL Capitan" and a region called "berry bowl"

A look back at 'eagle' crater in normal and 3D view

The clues to water

Signs of Soft-Sediment Deformation at "Slickrock"

Twin Dimples Intrigue Scientists

"blueberry-strewn" area at "berry bowl" rock

Last view of 'Eagle crater' before Opportunity left it. In normal and 3D view

This animation show the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity brushing bright materials off a circular patch of the rock dubbed "Mazatzal." (animated GIF, 2,25MB)

Soil area dubbed "Neopolitan" with two different soil types just waiting to be examined named: "cookies and cream" and "Vanilla"

Different types of soil found

 Photo showing the rover Opportunity investigating a bright patch of soil dubbed "Mont Blanc."

Visiting and examining a rock dubbed "Bounce" (a rock the lander-airbags bounced off on landing)

NASA's Opportunity used its robotic arm to examine "Bounce Rock" (animated GIF, 1,47MB)

Nice view of the surroundings

Look, a small rock inside the right frontwheel of Opportunity

A Puzzling Crack and curious dimples

The image was taken from the rover's current position along the edge of the large trough dubbed "Anatolia," located some 150 meters (492 feet) away from "Eagle Crater"

Stirring up some dirt in "Anatolia" (animated GIF, 5,35MB)

Nice panorama shot dubbed "Lion King"

After examination the rock "Bounce" is - in composition - almost exactly like a rock found on earth thought to be from Mars

This mosaic image from Opportunity provides an overview of the rover's drive direction toward "Endurance Crater," which is in the upper right corner of image.