Our goal today is to actually make the first map of the area.
The tiny Mars rover Sojourner hits the ground running.
Well, sort of.
It actually only moves at a speed of about two feet per minute,
But each inch provides more information than ever before about the red planet.
The scientists and the team are just receiving more and more surprises about what we see.
The site is everything we hoped it could be.
We're finding more and more surprises as we look in detail at the rocks through the terrain.
One of those surprises is apparently the amount of water that once covered this planet.
Scientists say the spot where Pathfinder has landed
shows all the markings of an ancient Martian flood.
The comparable floods on the Earth was the flood that filled the Mediterranean basin.
And that water could hold the answer to the question
that seems to drive the Pathfinder project.
Liquid water is the one key ingredient for life.
The 22-pound probe continues to analyze data
and send back remarkably clear pictures from the planet's surface.
like this one, which shows the first earthly tire prints on Martian soil.
And amazingly, it's all being done with the help of technology
you could find in your neighborhood electronics store.
The cameras are made by Kodak, the radios are made by Motorola,
and those were bought right commercially off the shelf.
Thank you.