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Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 2002
Where are the rovers now? Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 2002.
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'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy'
This full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.
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'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (False Color)
This full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.
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'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (Stereo)
This full-circle, stereo view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.
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Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1975
Where are the rovers now? Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1975.
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Second Test Rover Added for 'Free Spirit' Tests
Testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in August 2009 is assessing possible maneuvers that the Mars rover Spirit might use for escaping from a patch of soft soil where it is embedded at a Martian site called "Troy.
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Spirit's View of Own Underbelly, (Stereo from Two Sols)
Rover team members used the microscopic imager on the rover's arm to accomplish something never intended during the design of the rover or that camera -- getting a look underneath the rover.
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Spirit's View of Own Underbelly, Sol 1990
This mosaic image was taken with the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to accomplish something never intended during the design of the rover or that camera -- getting a look underneath the rover.
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Spirit's traverse map ending on sol 2000
Where are the rovers now? Spirit's traverse map ending on sol 2000
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Laying the Groundwork for a Rover Test
A test setup at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory enables experiments with maneuvers being considered for use by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to get Spirit out of soft soil where it has become embedded.
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Magnified Look at a Meteorite on Mars
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its microscopic imager to get this view of the surface of a rock called "Block Island" during the 1,963rd Martian day.
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'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 (False Color)
This view of a rock called 'Block Island,' the largest meteorite yet found on Mars, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
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Review of Options for Driving Spirit
Panelists reviewed results from testing possible maneuvers to use in freeing Spirit.
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'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 (Stereo)
Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.
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'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961
Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.
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Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1961
Where are the rovers now? Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1961.
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Block Island Close-up
This is a picture of "Block Island," an odd-shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite.
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Block Island in Sight
Scientists will be using an instrument on the Opportunity rover to test the rock and see if it is a meteorite.
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Uphill Climb
Mars Exploration Rover team members continued longer-duration test runs this week, driving the test rover forward and uphill in a crab-like position.
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Sandbox Tracks from Rover Testing
Rover team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., on July 24, 2009, discuss the next step in preparing for a new phase in testing of possible moves for getting NASA's Mars rover Spirit out of a sandtrap on Mars.