Sojourner (rover)

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Sojourner next to the rock "Barnacle Bill"

The Sojourner rover was the first space exploration rover to successfully reach another planet. Sojourner landed on Mars as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission on July 4, 1997.

[edit] Role within the Mars Pathfinder mission

The Mars Pathfinder mission, including the Sojourner rover, was launched by NASA on December 4, 1996. 550 of the images returned from Mars Pathfinder were from Sojourner.

Wheel size comparison: Sojourner, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory.

[edit] Honors

In 2003, Sojourner was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame.
Images of Sojouner approaching Yogi Rock were used in the opening credits of the Star Trek: Enterprise science fiction television program.

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