Last Updated on July 3, 2020 by Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller
Column by Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller
Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller and her Astro-Pup Patches would like for you to view the Image of the Day. It is a photo of the first Mars Rover Sojourner landing on Mars on July 4, 1997.
It was a day the world stood still as the first Mars rover hitched a ride on the Pathfinder Lander. This event literally lit up the Internet with people viewing the awesome images of the Sojourner. The panoramic view shows the Sojourner at the Ares Vallis landing site. It was to be a 7-day mission that lasted for 83 days. Sojourner was named after American civil rights pioneer Sojourner Truth.
Mars Pathfinder returned more than 16,500 images from the lander and 550 images from the rover, as well as chemical analyses of rocks and soil and extensive data on winds and other weather factors.
The Mars Rover Perseverance is targeted to launch on July 30th.
Visit www.nasa.gov
There are several topic boxes to choose from; look on the right hand column of choices.
Go to Image of the Day
Click on July 4, 1997 Sojourner Lands Arrives on the Red Planet
There is an article to read.
Scroll down to the bottom of this article to TAGS
Click on Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner
There are numerous boxes to click on to view this marvelous achievement in space exploration.