UTC of an eventFSW: Flight SoftwareHGA: High Gain AntennaLGA: Low Gain AntennaMER: Mars Exploration RoverMSL: Mars Science LaboratoryMini-TES: Miniature Thermal Emission SpectrometerNASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)Navcam: Navigation cameraPancam: Panoramic cameraRAT: Rock Abrasion ToolRCS''': Reaction Control System See also Aeolis quadrangle Syd Lieberman (Official storyteller of the Mars Exploration Mission) References Notes Portions of this article are adopted from NASA/JPL MER article. Additional information was adapted from the MER homepage Further reading Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet by Steve Squyres (published August 2005; ) Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet by Jim Bell (published November 2006; ) Technical papers by JPL Robotics Engineers Interview: The driver behind NASA's Mars Rovers from Australian PC World External links NASA JPL's MER website Spirit Mission Profile Opportunity Mission Profile Mars Exploration Rover project, NASA/JPL document NSS ISDC 2001 27 May 2001 Science, 6 August 2004 - Scientific papers from the first phase of the Spirit'' mission Mars Rover Manual: Centralized resource for all publicly released rover technical details MER Analysts Notebook (access to the MER scientific data set) Scientific American Magazine (March 2004 Issue) "The Spirit of Exploration" Li2-Rover Official PanCam True Color Images Gallery Rover image gallery Nonofficial Daily PanCam Color Image Gallery Archive of MER progress reports by A.J.S. Rayl at planetary.org Mars Exploration Program Mars rovers Missions to Mars NASA programs NASA space probes Space probes launched in 2003 2003 in Florida