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Dust Storm Passing Over Spirit
08.25.09 -- The amount of electricity generated by the solar panels on Spirit has been declining for the past several Martian days, or sols, as a regional dust storm moved southward and blocked some of the sunshine at Spirit's location.
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'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy'
'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (False ...
This full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil dur...
'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (Stereo...
This full-circle, stereo view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft ...
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Free Spirit: Dust Storm Passing Over Spirit
The amount of electricity generated by the solar panels on Spirit has been declining for the past several Martian days, or sols, as a regional dust storm moved southward and blocked some of the sunshine at Spirit's location.
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Free Spirit: Second Test Rover Added to Driving Experiments
A second, lighter-weight test rover has entered the testing setup at JPL where rover team members are assessing strategy for getting Spirit out of soft soil where it is embedded on Mars.
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Mars Rovers Earn Congressional Kudos
03.11.09 - Congress passed a resolution Wednesday recognizing scientific contributions of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, and commending the JPL and Cornell University teams.
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Free Spirit - A Second Rover Rolls in Test Area
JPL engineers are using a second, lighter rover to test maneuvers to free Spirit.
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Free Spirit: Measuring Progress
Engineers continue crab-driving a test rover at JPL in an effort to plan how to dislodge Spirit from loose sand on Mars.
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Free Spirit: Exploring Options
JPL engineers are trying out maneuvers with a test rover on Earth, to plan an escape on Mars for Spirit.
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Free Spirit - Into the Sandbox
Rover Project Manager John Callas explains how getting a test rover stuck in a sandbox on Earth may help get Spirit out of a predicament on Mars.
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JPL's 'Free Spirit' Update
While the Spirit rover is embedded on Mars, engineers are working to create a 'Mars-scape' on Earth to test an escape plan.
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Still Roving on Mars
After five years, the Mars Exploration Rovers are still studying Mars. Take a closer look at how they work.