Friday, June 09, 2006

10 June 2003: The Spirit Rover is Launched

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Artist's Concept of Rover on Mars
Image source: Wikipedia / Maas Digital LLC

Via Wikipedia.

Spirit (official designation: MER-A) is the first of the two Mars Exploration Rover missions. She successfully landed on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004 and has operated successfully for over one full Martian year or two Earth years.

Her twin Opportunity landed successfully on Mars on January 24, 2004. (Mission members decided to reference both rovers using the feminine gender.) Spirit was named by a winning entry in a student essay competition—see Naming of Spirit and Opportunity.

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posted by Fergie @ 6/09/2006 10:01:00 PM

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