When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...
The Spirit rover, launched in 2004, significantly exceeded its planned 90-sol mission, operating for over five years on Mars within Gusev Crater. Key scientific discoveries included evidence of past ...
The Spirit rover landed on Mars on Jan. 4, 2004. Like its twin, Opportunity, Spirit was assigned an initial mission of only ...
The Mars rover Spirit is keeping scientists' spirits up by doing some science while it is stuck in soft soil on the red planet. The rover has been immobile, trapped hub-deep since May 6. Engineers ...