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The red arrow above points to one of the DVDs containing the 3,551,645 names that are being sent to Mars on both of the Mars Exploration Rover landers. Learn how the DVD was packaged for space flight. Both landers will carry a copy of the Name Disk!

Spacecraft Launch Date   Land Date  
Rover-A "Spirit" June 10, 2003 3661 days ago Jan 04, 2004 3454 days ago
Rover-B "Opportunity" July 7, 2003 3634 days ago Jan 25, 2004 3433 days ago

Rover-A "Spirit" was launched June 10, 2003!
Rover-B "Opportunity" was launched July 7, 2003!

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Responsible NASA Official: John Lee
Curator: George Varros
Last Updated: January 9, 2004