News

October 25, 2004: The last two datasets, Spirit 12 and Opportunity 10 have been completed. These provide a glimpse of the exploration still continuing under the extended mission. Unfortunately, we do not anticipate any further updates.

April 21, 2004: Maestro has been revived! We received great news this morning -- new Maestro funding has been approved to continue production of Maestro data releases. Our sponsors have been very pleased with the reception of Maestro by the public and want to see our outreach effort continue through the entire mission. The new releases will be less frequent but will cover a longer period of time.

Please check back for new updates.

April 16, 2004: The eighth and ninth Opportunity data sets, and the tenth and eleventh Spirit data sets have been released for Maestro. These data sets include Opportunity's continued exploration of the Eagle Crater outcrop and Spirit's arrival at Bonneville Crater. These releases cover Opportunity sols 39 - 50 and Spirit sols 60 - 69.

We regretfully announce that these will be the final Maestro data releases. The 90-sol primary mission of the Mars Exploration Rovers has been completed for Spirit; Opportunity will reach that milestone in a few days. With the Maestro public outreach effort, we've tried to share this historic adventure with you. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support. It's been a wonderful and exciting time.

March 29, 2004: The seventh Opportunity data set and the ninth Spirit data set have been released for Maestro. These data sets include Opportunity's move to Last Chance to build a microscopic mosaic and Spirit's grinding of Humphrey and farewell to Middle Ground. These releases cover Opportunity sols 34 - 39 and Spirit sols 55 - 59.

March 17, 2004: The sixth Opportunity data set and the eighth Spirit data set have been released for Maestro. These data sets include Opportunity's first RAT grind at McKitterick and Spirit's arrival at Middle Ground. These releases cover Opportunity sols 29 - 33 and Spirit sols 50 - 54.

March 9, 2004: The fourth Opportunity data set, the fifth Opportunity data set, and the seventh Spirit data set have been released for Maestro. These data sets include Opportunity's close-up examination of the rock outcrop including El Capitan, and Spirit's exploration of Laguna Hollow. These releases cover Opportunity sols 21 - 29 and Spirit sols 46 - 50.

March 3, 2004: The third Opportunity data set, the fifth Spirit data set, and the sixth Spirit data set have been released for Maestro. These data sets include Opportunity's continued survey of the rock outcrop (with many color Pancam images), and Spirit's continuing record-breaking journey toward Bonneville Crater. These releases cover Opportunity sols 16 -20 and Spirit sols 37 - 45. More to come soon!

February 13, 2004: The second Opportunity data set and the fourth Spirit data set have been released for Maestro. Opportunity is surveying the rock outcrop near the rim of the crater where it landed, and sister rover Spirit has embarked on a journey to a neighboring crater, setting distance records for Martian travel.

February 2, 2004: The first Mars data from Opportunity has been released for Maestro. Both Spirit and Opportunity are healthy and ready to explore. During this week, Spirit will continue to study the rock Adirondack, and Opportunity will examine the unusual soil around its lander.

January 27: Mars data update #3 has been released for Maestro! Go to the updates section to download all of the latest data from Mars for Maestro!

On this website, you can download a scaled-down version of the program that NASA scientists use to operate Spirit and Opportunity. Updates are also available for Maestro that contain real data from Mars that you can add to your copy of Maestro.

Getting started

• First, you'll need to download Maestro to your computer. Maestro comes with data taken during recent rover tests.
• Then, check the updates section of the site frequently. Starting in early January and continuing throughout the mission, we will release real data from Mars for you to use in Maestro.
• Be sure to visit our forums and share your Maestro experiences with other users and the Maestro staff.
• Read though the online manual for all the details
  
• Finally, the help area of the site contains a user guide, answers to frequently asked questions about Maestro, and online chat.

Other sites

• GeoPlayer Mars 3D global visualization application... Download Now!.
• The official website for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover Mission is http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/.
• The mission science team also has a great website at http://athena.cornell.edu.
• These sites offer general space news and coverage of the mission: http://www.spaceref.com, http://www.marstoday.com, http://www.mars.tv.
• The Digital Space team created the DriveOnMars site to present the results of this work for education and public outreach.
• (AXCH) 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers - News, Status, Technical Info, History

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