Thu, Jan. 16 – Mars Exploration Rovers: A Decade of Exploration

Date(s) – 01/16/2014
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Location
Beckman Auditorium – Caltech

The Mars Exploration Rovers: A Decade of Exploration

Ten years after landing on Mars, a rover mission designed for 90 days of operation is still exploring the Red Planet.

Join JPL for a celebratory Mars Exploration Rover anniversary event on Thurs., Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. PT at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Mission team members will share remembrances from the first decade of Opportunity and her twin Spirit (ceased operations in 2010), as well as a glimpse of Opportunity’s current investigations and upcoming challenges.

The event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Participants will include:

• Steve Squyres, principal investigator for Opportunity, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

• Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society, Pasadena

• Members of the MER operations team

NOTE — Beckman Auditorium is closest to South Wilson Avenue but is not visible from the street.