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Planetary Radio

Opportunity Lands and Hope Builds for Spirit

Airdate: Sunday, January 25, 2004
Running Time: 00:34:16
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

We celebrate the perfect landing of Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, and the astounding pictures it has already taken of the Meridiani Planum. Special guest Rob Manning is the Entry, Descent and Landing Development Manager for Spirit and Opportunity. Lots more, including excerpts from press briefings at JPL, two more Student Astronauts, and a "name that outcropping" contest from Bruce Betts.

Guests

• Rob Manning, Entry, Descent and Landing Development Manager for Spirit and Opportunity

Related Information

• Jet Propulsion Lab Homepage
• Opportunity Lands on Mars, Sends First Pictures Home!