Multimedia Advisory: Watch, Listen and Celebrate Five Years on Mars

MULTIMEDIA ADVISORY Jan. 12, 2009

Watch, Listen and Celebrate Five Years on Mars

Five years after landing on Mars (in January 2004), the twin rovers, Spirit and
Opportunity, are still studying the Red Planet. They were originally planned as three-
month missions.

Catch up with the rovers via the following multimedia products:

* Rover team members, including the science principal investigator, Steve Squyres
of Cornell University, share the thrills and challenges in a video at:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795
* Rover Project Manager John Callas of JPL discusses the rovers' lives, longevity
and legacy at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/podcast/mer20090112.cfm

The intrepid rovers have made many discoveries about historically wet and violent
environments on ancient Mars. They have climbed a mountain, descended into craters,
struggled with sand traps and aging hardware, survived dust storms, and relayed more
than a quarter million pictures back to Earth.

A variety of Los Angeles-area public events are being held to mark the rovers' five-year
anniversary, including a lecture that will be streamed live. Information at:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-04 .

A celebration at JPL on Thursday, Jan. 15, will be carried live on NASA TV. NASA TV
information is at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html .

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