Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2010 -
Opportunity has been investigating the rock known as “Marquette Island”. The rock abrasion tool (RAT) was used to grind a 1.5 millimeters (0.06 inch) into this very hard rock for further investigation by the other rover instruments.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 06, 2010 -
The quest to discover whether Mars ever hosted an environment friendly to microscopic forms of life has just gotten a shot in the arm. “Mars was a lot different 3-1/2 billion years ago. It was more like Earth with liquid water,” said Jennifer Eigenbrode, a scientist at the NASA [...]
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 06, 2010 -
Spirit remains embedded at the location called “Troy” on the west side of Home Plate. Attempts to extricate Spirit have been complicated by the loss of functionality in the right-rear wheel and the lack of meaningful functionality with the right-front wheel.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2010 - NASA’s Mars rover Spirit will mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspiration for the American public on Sunday. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career of the beloved, scrappy robot.
Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2010 - NASA Sunday celebrated Mars rover Spirit’s bountiful, six-year stint on the red planet, way longer than the three months it was forecast to last. But it all may soon come to an end, stuck as it is in Martian sand.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 25, 2009 -
Spirit’s drive on Sol 2120 (Dec. 19, 2009) included commands for using all six wheels. However, the right-front wheel rotated less than 2 degrees and the right-rear wheel did not rotate at all.
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 21, 2009 -
ESA’s Council yesterday gave the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars Programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018.
Sukhumi, Georgia (AFP) Dec 20, 2009 - The monkeys at this run-down research centre which was once the pride of Soviet science have seen it all — a brutal civil war, freezing winters and starvation.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2009 -
Spirit’s right-front wheel, which had stopped operating in March 2006, revolved with apparently normal motion during the first three of four driving segments on Sol 2117 (Wednesday, Dec. 16) but stopped early in the fourth segment of the drive.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2009 - Certain environments on Earth that host life are very similar to places on Mars and other terrestrial planets, scientists have found. So if life can exist here, why not there?
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