25-May-2011 |
Spirit: A Job Well Exceeded |
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Last night, just after midnight, the last recovery command was sent to Spirit. It would be an understatement to say that this was a significant moment.
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06-May-2010 |
Mars Image Takes Earth Photo Event to a New World |
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When some Mars explorers learned of plans for a worldwide photography event combining shots taken from thousands of different locations on May 2, 2010, they figured, "Why just one world?"
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03-May-2010 |
Retracing a Rover's Steps out of Victoria Crater |
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This movie shows the wheel tracks left by the Opportunity rover as it climbed uphill out of Victoria crater.
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30-April-2010 |
Mars Rover Sees Distant Crater Rims on Horizon |
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured a new view of the rim of Endeavour crater.
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24-February-2010 |
Spirit's Journey to the Center of Mars |
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Mars rover Spirit has tenaciously swept, scraped, and squeezed secrets from the forbidding surface of Mars for 6 years. If Spirit can make it through to spring, the feisty robot will prove it's still in the game--by solving the mysteries of the Martian core.
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22-February-2010 |
Roving to the Beat of Their Own Drum |
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While the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity do not carry a microphone, these audio excerpts represent the journeys the Mars rovers have made while driving across the plains, mountains and craters of Mars during the last six years.
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17-February-2010 |
Last Chance to Enter Kids' Science Challenge! |
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Design a Sport for Mars and Win a Trip to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Kids Science Challenge, with support from NASA's Imagine Mars Project, is asking students in grades 3 through 6 to consider what sports might be played by members of the first martian community.
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11-February-2010 |
Opportunity at a Sweet Spot on Mars |
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Guess who has a "sweet tooth?" The Opportunity rover on Mars, of course. The robotic geologist is poised and ready to "taste" a rock named "Chocolate Hills."
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11-February-2010 |
Spirit Finishes Pre-Winter Drives |
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is now parked for the winter. The rover team is commanding Spirit this week to make additional preparations for the Mars southern hemisphere winter season.
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01-February-2010 |
Opportunity Rover Rolls Past the 12-Mile Mark |
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Opportunity has clicked over the 12-mile mark of driving on Mars. That's 19.31 kilometers, and more than 32 times farther than the success goal for the mission when the rover landed six years ago.
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26-January-2010 |
Curriculum Vitae- Spirit, Mars Exploration Rover A |
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Name: Spirit, Mars Exploration Rover A
Address: "Troy," 14.6 degrees South, 175.5 degrees East, Gusev Crater, Mars, 4th Rock from the Sun
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20-January-2010 |
Spirit Switches to Backward Drives |
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The rover team has begun driving Spirit backward as next technique for attempting to extricate the rover from the sand trap where it is embedded.
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13-January-2010 |
Just a Few More Approaches to Try for Extrication |
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The list of remaining maneuvers being considered for extricating Spirit is becoming shorter.
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