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dollars. All three NASA rovers have exceeded their planned missions both in distance travelled and operating time. Funds under management for the quarter ended 31 December 2004 were 374.0 billion U.S. So far all Mars Rovers have been small robotic vehicles intended to travel only a few hundred meters. AMVESCAP has been through financially difficulties in recent times due to the weakness of international stock markets, and made losses after goodwill amortization in 2003 and 2004. Spirit landed in Gusev crater on January 3, 2004 and Opportunity landed in the Meridiani Planum on the opposite side of Mars from Spirit, on January 25, 2004. It tradeds under the names Invesco and Aim Funds and has branches in around twenty countries, but more than half of its business is in the United States. NASA used a new, larger design for the two Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit launched on June 10, 2003 and Opportunity launched on July 7, 2003.

It is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index. The first successful Mars Rover, called Sojourner, was sent to Mars by NASA on December 4, 1996 and successfully landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. AMVESCAP plc is an investment management company based in London, England. Both landers failed, however. Five days later, its twin landed with the Mars 3 lander. The Soviet Union landed the first Mars rover when the Mars 2 lander touched down on November 27, 1971.

Five rovers were sent and one is scheduled to be sent to Mars so far:. A Mars Rover is an unmanned land vehicle for exploration of the planet Mars. ExoMars Planning. Mars Science Laboratory Planning.

Opportunity, Mars Exploration Rover, January 25, 2004. Spirit, Mars Exploration Rover, January 4, 2004. Sojourner, Mars Pathfinder, July 4, 1997. Mars 3, December 2, 1971.

Mars 2, November 27, 1971.