Rover and Astronaut Meet

In this artist's concept, an astronaut returns to the landing site of NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission.
June 1, 1997
CreditNASA/JSC by Pat Rawlings (SAIC)
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Sojourner, the Mars Pathfinder rover named after former slave and famous abolitionist Sojourner Truth, is visited many years after its mission by a descendant of its namesake, in this artist's rendering. Like the human, Sojourner the rover paved the way for those that followed.

This image produced for NASA by Pat Rawlings, (SAIC). Technical concepts for NASA's Exploration Office, Johnson Space Center (JSC).

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