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Slideshows

Dive into slideshows of stunning images from the surface of Mars, delivered by the rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

Mission Accomplished
Spirit heads into mission overtime as Opportunity approaches the end of its official time on Mars.

The Rovers Move On
Spirit and Opportunity start their journeys to their next exploration sites.

Zooming in on More Water Signs
On both sides of the Red Planet, the rovers zero in on rocks showing more signs that it was once a wet place.

Signs of Water
Opportunity finds strong signs that Mars was a once a wet planet, while Spirit forges ahead on its way to Bonneville Crater.

The Rovers Head Out
While Opportunity lingers in its crater, Spirit traverses the Martian landscape on its way to Bonneville Crater.

Mars in Three Dimensions
Get on your 3-D glasses for this slideshow of all of the 3-D images sent back to Earth by Spirit's cameras.

More Pictures from the Rovers
Opportunity and Spirit explore more of their new world, stopping on the way to gather scientific data with their suites of instruments.

Images from the Twins
The twin rovers start out on their Martian treks, returning a wide spectrum of photographs of their landing sites.

More Pictures from Opportunity
Opportunity sends back detailed images of nearby rocks on the rim of its crater-home at Meridiani Planum.

Opportunity's First Pictures from Meridiani Planum
The rover Opportunity, safely landed on the other side of the Red Planet from Spirit, immediately starts snapping pictures of its new environment.

Spirit Looks Closely at the Martian Surface
See an animation of the rover's first extension of its instrument arm as it takes the closest photos ever of the surface of another planet.

Spirit Heads Into the Martian Terrain
Follow the robotic rover on its journey to explore Mars, first heading toward a shallow crater about 800 feet away.

First Pictures of Mars from Spirit
Spirit sent these black-and-white photos of Mars back to Earth within 24 hours of bouncing down in Gusev Crater on Jan. 3.

Clearest-Ever Pictures from Mars
See a slideshow of color images sent back to Earth by the Spirit rover, the clearest ever of another planet.

Pictures: NASA |

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