Spirit (rover)

Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), which landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

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2. Objectives

3. Design and construction

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), which landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2017

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Pictures

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , was a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2016

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Pictures

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2015

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Pictures

10. Spirit's location in context

11. See also

12. References

13. External links

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Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2014

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Pictures

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

13. Image map of Mars

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Spirit , also known as MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ) or MER-2 , is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. [1] It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2013

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. Pictures

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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Spirit , MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ), is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2012

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1. Objectives

2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Discoveries about Martian rocks and minerals

6. Astronomy

7. Equipment wear and failures

8. Honors

9. See also

10. References

11. External links

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Spirit , MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ), is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2011

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2. Design and construction

3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Astronomy

6. Equipment wear and failures

7. Honors

8. See also

9. References

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Spirit , MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover – A ), is a robotic rover on Mars , active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

2010

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3. Mission overview

4. Mission timeline

5. Astronomy

6. Equipment wear and failures

7. Honors

8. See also

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Spirit , mission designation MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A ), is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition .

2009

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7. 2009

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10. Honors

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Spirit , mission designation MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A ), is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars on 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin Opportunity (MER-B) landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition .

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7. Equipment failures

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MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A ), known as Spirit , is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars on 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin Opportunity (MER-B) landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition .

2007

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2. Events and discoveries

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5. Equipment failures

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MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A ), known as Spirit , is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars on 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4 , 2004 , three weeks before its twin Opportunity (MER-B) landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition .

2006

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Spirit (official designation: MER-A ) is the first of the two rovers of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. 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 .) [ citation needed ] Spirit was named by a winning entry in a student essay competition—see Naming of Spirit and Opportunity .

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2. Landing site: Columbia Memorial Station

3. Events and discoveries

4. Astronomy

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Spirit (official designation: MER-A ) is the first of the two Mars Exploration Rover Missions . She successfully landed on Mars on January 3 , 2004 at 20:35 PST (04:35 UTC on January 4 ) and has operated successfully for over one full martian year . Her twin Opportunity landed successfully on Mars on January 24 , 2004 .

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2. Landing site: Columbia Memorial Station

3. Events and discoveries

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MER-A (" Spirit ") is the first of the two Mars Exploration Rover Missions . She successfully landed on Mars on January 3 , 2004 at 20:35 PST (04:35 UTC on January 4 ). Her twin, MER-B ( "Opportunity" ), landed successfully on Mars on January 24 , 2004 .