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	EVENTS For information on JPL tours and the speakers bureau, visit our PUBLIC SERVICES site. The Solar System Ambassador Program sponsors events in communities around the country. Find out how to become a volunteer Solar System Ambassador. View the archived webcasts.   Topic - The Mars Exploration Rovers - Robotic Geologists The Mars Exploration Rovers - Robotic Geologists presented by Peter Theisinger JPL, Mars Exploration Rover Program Manager Click here for the archived webcast.   Before the lecture begins, we will be streaming NASA TV. If you don't have RealPlayer, you can download the free RealPlayer 8 Basic.   Thursday, August 21 The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA Friday, August 22 The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College 1570 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA Both lectures begin at 7 p.m. PDT Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information, call (818) 354-0112. Scheduled for separate launches between May through June 2003, the twin Mars Exploration Rovers will embark on a journey to explore the Red Planet in search of clues to the planet's mysterious past. The rovers will use an airbag landing system and will each have a robotic arm that carries a suite of scientific instruments. Similar to their human counterparts, the rover's suite of instruments or "geologic tool-kit" includes a Rock Abrasion Tool, which serves the same purposeas the geologists' rock hammer and a Microscopic imager, similar to the geologists'magnifying lens. This presentation will focus on the post landing missionplans for the Mars Exploration Rovers when the rovers arrive in January 2004.
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