From Yahoo News/Space:
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 have replicated the landscape in lab back home and, using an identical rover model, tried to figure out what to do, so far to no avail.
A rock seen beneath Spirit in images from the camera on the end of the rover's arm may be touching Spirit's belly, NASA said in a statement today. It appears to be a loose rock not bearing the rover's weight.
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