Roving the Red Planet

Mars Rovers Celebrate Five Years on the Martian Surface Spirit and Opportunity continue to transmit data after a half decade of service
EPA

Self Portrait with Rock
In February 2004 Spirit transmitted this photograph of its exploratory arm and the ground beneath it. NASA nicknamed this rock "Adirondack."

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