Thursday, May 26, 2011

So Long, Spirit

NASA has stopped trying to contact its Mars rover, Spirit, thus ending a spectacularly successful mission. Spirit has been trapped in a kind of sand pit for two Earth years and hasn't communicated with its handlers for months. Before becoming trapped, however, Spirit produced remarkable science for years, science that changed our view of Mars.

NASA's other Mars rover, Opportunity, is still going strong.

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