Keywords: KSC-03PD-1051.jpg en KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FLA -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility the lander petals and attached airbags of the Mars Exploration Rover 2 MER-2 are closed around the spacecraft during testing prior to launch The MER Mission consists of two identical rovers set to launch in Spring 2003 Landing at different regions of Mars they are designed to cover roughly 110 yards each Martian day over various terrain 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 http //nix ksc nasa gov/search jsp R KSC-03PD-1051 http //images ksc nasa gov/photos/2003/high/KSC-03PD-1051 jpg image link NASA/KSC 2003-04-10 NASA-image KSC KSC-03PD-1051 PD-USGov Spirit rover |