Editing Mars Pathfinder (section)

===''Sojourner'' deployment===
The ''Sojourner'' rover departed from the lander on Sol 2, after its landing on July 4, 1997. As the next sols progressed it approached some rocks, which the scientists named "[[Barnacle Bill (Mars)|Barnacle Bill]]", "[[Yogi Rock|Yogi]]", and "[[Scooby-Doo]]", after famous [[cartoon]] characters. The rover made measurements of the elements found in those rocks and in the martian soil, while the lander took pictures of the ''Sojourner'' and the surrounding terrain, in addition to making climate observations.

The ''Sojourner'' is a six-wheeled, {{cvt|65|cm|in|adj=on}} long vehicle, {{cvt|48|cm|in}} wide, {{cvt|30|cm|in}} tall and weighing {{cvt|10.5|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meeting/mar-09/02_MEPAG_McCuistion_Mar_09.pdf |title=Mars – the search for life |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=March 28, 2009 |publisher=NASA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327083233/http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meeting/mar-09/02_MEPAG_McCuistion_Mar_09.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its maximum speed reached {{cvt|1|cm/s|in/s}}. ''Sojourner'' travelled approximately {{cvt|100|m|ft}} in total, never more than {{cvt|12|m|ft}} from the ''Pathfinder'' station. During its 83 [[Timekeeping on Mars#Sols|sols]] of operation, it sent 550 photographs to Earth and analyzed the [[chemistry|chemical]] properties of 16 locations near the lander. (See also [[Rover (space exploration)|Space exploration rovers]])