Artist's concept of the Spirit rover on Mars (before getting stuck in a sand trap).(Credit: NASA)
From CNET News:
One of NASA's seemingly immortal Mars rovers might soon be at the end of its days.
The Spirit rover had been cruising around the Red Planet, along with its companion, Opportunity, since they both arrived six years ago this month. (Spirit landed on January 3, 2004, while Opportunity landed on January 24 of that year.) Their mission to send back photos and data about the Martian surface was expected to last a mere 90 days. Instead, the two traveling research bots blew away all expectations, continuing their treks year after year.
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