Sojourner
Sojourner was the 10.6-kilogram robotic rover carried by Mars Pathfinder and the first rover to operate on Mars. It rolled off the lander on July 5, 1997 and returned images, engineering data and in-situ chemical analyses of Martian rocks and soil.
Identity
- Aliases
- Sojourner roverMars Pathfinder roverMicrorover Flight Experiment
- Name
- Sojourner
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Sojourner was the 10.6-kilogram robotic rover carried by Mars Pathfinder and the first rover to operate on Mars. It rolled off the lander on July 5, 1997 and returned images, engineering data and in-situ chemical analyses of Martian rocks and soil.
- First Flight Date
- 1996-12-04
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 21:51:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 23, 2026 at 00:53:56 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1997-09-27
- Search Name
- Sojourner Sojourner rover Mars Pathfinder rover Microrover Flight Experiment
- Vehicle Code
- Sojourner