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Roaming the Red Planet on six wheels since Jan 2004. The official mission Twitter of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
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On the road again! Oppy drives for the first time after 130 sols at her winter parking spot
Roads? Where she's going she doesn't need roads. Oppy has resumed her trek toward Endeavor crater.
Oppy snaps a close-up of 'Ruiz Garcia,' an exposed rock at Santa Maria Crater:
Oppy peers over the edge of Mars’ Santa Maria crater in this new 3-D pic (red-blue glasses required):
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Oppy paused to take in the Martian view as her trek to Endeavour crater, 8.5 km away, continues.
Oppy arrived at the mysterious rock. It is a meteorite! Next up: Oppy investigates with her robotic arm.
Oppy is on her way to a strange newfound rock. Dark, toaster-sized and possibly a meteorite?
Spirit settles in for winter- robotic arm places, flash memory emptied. And she has a new graphic :D
Rover Project Manager John Callas is wearing a "Free Spirit" shirt!
Spirit used a microscopic camera on her arm to take a peek at her belly & wheels in deep sand.
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