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Mars TV · About Us · Advertising Friday, September 10, 2010

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Launch

Spirit Mission Quick Facts

Launch: June 10, 2003, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch vehicle: Delta II 7925
Earth-Mars distance at launch: 103 million kilometers (64 million miles)
Mars landing: Jan. 4, 2004, at about 2:30 p.m. local Mars time (signal received at Earth 8:35 p.m. PST Jan. 3)
Landing site: Gusev Crater, possible former lake in giant impact crater
Earth-Mars distance on landing day: 170.2 million kilometers (105.7 million miles)
One-way speed-of-light time Mars-to-Earth on landing day: 9.46 minutes
Total distance traveled Earth to Mars (approximate): 487 million kilometers (303 million miles)
Near-surface atmospheric temperature at landing site: -100 C (-148 F) to 0 C (32 F)
Primary mission: 90 Mars days, or "sols" (equivalent to 92 Earth days)

This video was provided by Ecliptic, RocketCam - Get the Picture.

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NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Launch Spirit Mission Quick Facts Launch: June 10, 2003, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch vehicle: Delta II 7925 Earth-Mars distance at launch: 103 million kilometers (64 million miles) Mars landing: Jan. 4, 2004, at about 2:30 p.m. local Mars time (signal received at Earth 8:35 p.m. PST Jan. 3) Landing site: Gusev Crater, possible former lake in giant impact crater Earth-Mars distance on landing day: 170.2 million kilometers (105.7 million miles) One-way speed-of-light time Mars-to-Earth on landing day: 9.46 minutes Total distance traveled Earth to Mars (approximate): 487 million kilometers (303 million miles) Near-surface atmospheric temperature at landing site: -100 C (-148 F) to 0 C (32 F) Primary mission: 90 Mars days, or "sols" (equivalent to 92 Earth days) This video was provided by Ecliptic, RocketCam - Get the Picture.		Advertisement

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