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PHOTO CAPTION                                  P-46429
                                               Pathfinder Landing
                                               June 14, 1995

This photo shows Mars Pathfinder's configuration shortly after 
landing on the Martian surface on July 4, 1997.  The spacecraft 
will land four hours before sunrise and spend most of that time 
standing itself upright, retracting its air bags, as seen here, 
and opening its petals to expose the 22-pound rover.  As the sun 
comes up on Mars, the rover will power up its solar panels and 
prepare to roll off onto the Martian surface for a week of 
exploration.  Mars Pathfinder, managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, is scheduled for launch on Dec. 2, 1996.

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