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To MARS with MER - GET INVOLVED!

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People You Will See,   Introduction,   Latest Images,
   Latest Information,   Hands-on Activities Seen on Camera,
   Getting to Mars,   Mars Dial,   Mars Exploration Rover Spacecraft,
   Mars Links

Mars Exploration Rovers Launch Vehicle
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/launch_vehicle.html
A look at the Delta II rocket which launched "Spirit" and "Opportunity" and why they were chosen.

Spacecraft: Cruise Configuration
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/spacecraft_cruise.html
A detailed explanation of the Mars Exploration Rovers cruise stage of the spacecraft.

The Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft (From NASA press release)
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/030604mer.html
An article on the cruise stage, entery descent and landing, lander and the rover for the Mars Exploration Rover which explains the spacecraft and the process along with diagrams of the spacecraft.

Twin roving geologists bound for surface of Mars
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/030529preview.html
Scott Hubbard explains the ups and downs of Mars exploration, the decision to use the proven method of landing - airbags - for the Mars Exploration Rover mission and a description of the landing sites.