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Field tests, both in the Mars Yard at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and in locations such as the Mojave Desert, provide opportunities for rover scientists and engineers to practice rover operations before they send a rover to Mars.

The field test information and data are posted on this site.

December 2000

• Mars Yard, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California)

September 2000

• Arroyo Seco

May 2000

• Lunar Crater Volcanic Field (Nevada)

October 1999 One

• Silver Lake, Mojave Desert (California)

October 1999 Two

• Mars Yard, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California)

July 1999

• Mars Yard, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California)

April 1999

• Silver Lake, Mojave Desert (California)