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Spirit has been working on Mars for more than 500 sols! This week the rover completed its close-up observations of "Larry's Outcrop" and drove back toward "Methuselah," looking for a passable way up to the summit. The rover will continue to drive around the perimeter of "Husband Hill" until it finds a good pathway.
Sol-by-sol summaries: Sols 497 and 498 (May 27 and 28, 2005): Spirit used tools on its robotic arm at west Larry's Outcrop and made remote-sensing observations. Sols 499 to 501: Spirit continued using the tools on the arm to examine the outcrop and soils. It also made more observations with tools on the camera mast. Sol 502: Soil observation; remote sensing. Sol 503 (June 2, 2005): Finished soil work, took microscopic images of outcrop, drove toward Methuselah. Related Links Mars Rovers at JPL Mars Rovers at Cornell SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Spirit, The Problem Child
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2005"Spirit is the problem child, so to speak. It took us a lot longer to reach our science objectives with Spirit, but it's really coming into its own right now. |
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