<s>
Maestro	B-Application
(	O
software	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
program	O
released	O
by	O
NASA	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
photos	O
and	O
daily	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
Spirit	O
and	O
Opportunity	O
rovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
activity	O
planner	O
for	O
Mars	B-Application
that	O
utilized	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
visuals	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
movement	O
and	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
Spirit	O
and	O
Opportunity	O
rovers	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Maestro	B-Application
Robot	O
Interface	O
Laboratory	O
at	O
NASA	O
's	O
Jet	O
Propulsion	O
Laboratory	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maestro	B-Application
stands	O
for	O
Mission	O
Adaptable	O
Environment	O
for	O
Spacecraft	O
,	O
Test	O
,	O
and	O
Real-time	O
Operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
rovers	O
landed	O
,	O
updates	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Maestro	B-Application
homepage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maestro	B-Application
Robot	O
Interface	O
Laboratory	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
considered	O
an	O
active	O
facility	O
at	O
Jet	O
Propulsion	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
from	O
the	O
Spirit	O
and	O
Opportunity	O
's	O
landing	O
site	O
must	O
be	O
downloaded	O
externally	O
from	O
the	O
Maestro	B-Application
website	O
and	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
provides	O
scientists	O
with	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
obtain	O
results	O
without	O
being	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
when	O
coding	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
information	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
platform	O
allows	O
Maestro	B-Application
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	O
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
scientists	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
different	O
minerals	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
thermal	O
radiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maestro	B-Application
processes	O
these	O
images	O
and	O
alters	O
the	O
edges	O
,	O
contrast	O
,	O
or	O
size	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
easier	O
to	O
analyze	O
and	O
understand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maestro	B-Application
loads	O
with	O
a	O
sidebar	O
of	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
assist	O
the	O
program	O
user	O
with	O
different	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
each	O
rover	O
's	O
equipment	O
and	O
how	O
Maestro	B-Application
analyzes	O
the	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
Maestro	B-Application
to	O
open	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
different	O
panoramic	O
photos	O
in	O
separate	O
windows	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
screen	O
for	O
easier	O
multitasking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maestro	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
course	O
for	O
the	O
rover	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
