Mars Rovers: Pathfinder, MER (Spirit and Opportunity), and M

Here are models of three different Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mars rovers. The small one is Pathfinder, sent to Mars in 1996. The middle is a model of one of two rovers still working on mars, Spirit and Opportunity. And the largest is a model of the Mars Science Laboratory, a future mars rover which is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2009, arriving on Mars in October 2010. JPL is located in Pasadena California, home of the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade….