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- Title
Mars rover Spirit (2003–10).
- Authors
Sanderson, Katharine
- Abstract
The article reports on the operational termination of the Mars rover Spirit, a planetary scientist robot. It notes the valuable information gathered by the Martian rover which is related to its aim of finding evidence of water and life-supporting systems on the planet, including the discovery of a soil sample rich in silicates and a pair of iron-rich meterites. It also looks into the technical malfunctions and environmental constraints encountered by Spirit.
- Subjects
SPACE vehicle entry into Mars' atmosphere; SPACE robotics; MARTIAN exploration; WATER on Mars; EXTRATERRESTRIAL life; SILICATES; ASTRONOMICAL observatories; MARS (Planet)
- Publication
Nature, 2010, Vol 463, Issue 7281, p600
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/463600a