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Photos: A look at the Red Planet

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    Adirondack

    Steven Squyres, the principal scientific investigator for the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity, shows attendees at the RSA Conference 2006 a photo of Adirondack, the rock selected to be Spirit's first target. The rock was named Adirondack because of its mountain-like shape.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:47 GMT (04:47 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Steven Squyres

    Steven Squyres

    Steven Squyres, principal scientific investigator for the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:47 GMT (04:47 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • concretions

    concretions

    A slide depicts concretions, small round rocks also referred to as Martian blueberries.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:47 GMT (04:47 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • exploration team

    exploration team

    A slide shows the exploration team as it tries to free a rover stuck in a Mars sand dune by recreating a similar situation with another rover on Earth.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:47 GMT (04:47 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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Steven Squyres, a scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, shows RSA attendees photos of the expedition.

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Adirondack

Steven Squyres, the principal scientific investigator for the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity, shows attendees at the RSA Conference 2006 a photo of Adirondack, the rock selected to be Spirit's first target. The rock was named Adirondack because of its mountain-like shape.

Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:47 GMT (04:47 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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