As new scenes from Mars arrived, people on earth were entertained by the antics of the wandering rover, intrigued by color panoramas of the rocky and hilly landscape, and enthralled with views of clouds and sunsets in the Martian sky.
Maa peal lahutasid inimeste meelt Marsilt saabuvad värsked pildid ringiuitava kulguri viguritest, neis tekitasid põnevust värvilised panoraamfotod kivisest ja künklikust pinnamoest ning neid võlus Marsi pilvine taevas ja sealsed päikeseloojangud.