Astronomer gives glimpse at Mars rovers
The mysteries of Mars are slowly unraveling — one rover at a time.
At a talk Thursday evening held at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and the principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, offered an in-depth look into the construction and history of the Spirit and Opportunity robotic explorers.
“These robots are our surrogates,” Squyres said. “We experience Mars through their eyes.”
The twin rovers landed on the Red Planet in January 2004 and were expected to last for three months....
