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1. Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: March 5-7, 2010

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   ... will enrich both the spirit and the mind! If you're ready for some history, science and challenges, then follow me… (...) Read the rest of Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: March 5-7, 2010 ... Friday, 05 March 2010

2. Spirit Hunkered Down for Winter; Stuck Forever ? Maybe Not !

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   Mosaic of microscopic images of Spirit underbelly on Sol 1925 (June 2009) showing the predicament of being stuck at Troy with wheels buried in the sulfate-rich martian soil. The sulfate deposits formed ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

3. Spirit In Energy Saving Mode

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   Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 - Spirit Status for sol 2177-2184: Spirit is in her winter position, still embedded in the area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts continue to prepare ... Monday, 01 March 2010

4. Journey To The Center Of Mars

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   Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 26, 2010 - February 24, 2010: Mars rover Spirit has tenaciously swept, scraped, and squeezed secrets from the forbidding surface of Mars for 6 years. Now at an impasse, up to ... Thursday, 25 February 2010

5. Spirit Parks For The Winter

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   Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2010 - Spirit is now parked for the winter in the embedded area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. ... Tuesday, 16 February 2010

6. Movies of Spirit's Last Moves Before Winter

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   Even though the Spirit rover is stuck in a Martian sandtrap, the rover drivers were actually able to move her quite a bit, and therefore improving her chances of surviving the winter. This video shows ... Saturday, 06 February 2010

7. Movies of Spirit’s Last Moves Before Winter

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   Even though the Spirit rover is stuck in a Martian sandtrap, the rover drivers were actually able to move her quite a bit, and therefore improving her chances of surviving the winter. This video shows ... Saturday, 06 February 2010

8. Spirit Prepares for Winter

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   Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2010 - Sol 2151-2158 : Spirit is still embedded in the area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Energy levels for Spirit have been decreasing rapidly as winter approaches. ... Wednesday, 03 February 2010

9. Mars Rover? Nah… Southern Spirit!

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   ... Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, has christened one of its lines the "Ghan" after the original ships of the desert – camels – and its other line the Southern Spirit. The Southern ... Tuesday, 02 February 2010

10. Can an Immobile Spirit Rover Survive the Martian Winter?

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    Mission managers for the Mars Exploration Rover program announced this week that the Spirit rover will likely never rove again on Mars. But that doesn't mean her life is over. However, with the ... Friday, 29 January 2010

11. A Stationary Spirit

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    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2010 - Spirit is staying put. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific explorer a "stationary science platform" after months of unsuccessful attempts to free it from ... Thursday, 28 January 2010

12. New Amazing Mars Flyover Videos

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    ... wall on Mars, and below is Athabasca Valles. And Doug says more are on the way! If you recall, Doug created the flyover video of the Spirit rover's location that was on Astronomy Picture of the Day. ... Wednesday, 27 January 2010

13. Spirit Bogged In Sand: Now A Stationary Research Platform

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 26, 2010 - After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving ... Tuesday, 26 January 2010

14. No More Roving for Spirit

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    Artist concept of the Mars Exploration Rover on Mars. Credit: NASA The Spirit rover's driving days are likely over, as efforts to extricate the rover have been curtailed. "We do not believe ... Tuesday, 26 January 2010

15. No More Roving for Spirit; Stationary Science Ahead

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    Artist concept of the Mars Exploration Rover on Mars. Credit: NASA The Spirit rover's driving days are likely over, as efforts to extricate the rover have been curtailed. "We do not believe ... Tuesday, 26 January 2010

16. Spirit's Tracks

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    This view from the navigation camera near the top of the mast on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the tracks left by the rover as it drove southward and backward, dragging its inoperable right-front ... Monday, 25 January 2010

17. Spirit Struggles While Opportunity Rocks

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    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2010 - NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger ... Monday, 25 January 2010

18. No Word Yet From Phoenix; Spirit's Days May be Numbered

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    A look at the nearly buried wheels on the Spirit rover on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL Not a peep yet from the Phoenix lander. The Mars Odyssey orbiter has completed 11 flight passes during January 19- 20 ... Thursday, 21 January 2010

19. Just A Few More Approaches To Try For Extrication

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    Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2010 - The list of remaining maneuvers being considered for extricating Spirit is becoming shorter. Results are being analyzed Wednesday, Jan. 13, from a drive on Sol 2143 (Jan. ... Wednesday, 13 January 2010

20. NASA plans for Mars laboratory

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    Houston (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 - The Mars rover known as Spirit may be permanently stuck in the sand but remains of value for scientific exploration, NASA officials said. ... Tuesday, 12 January 2010