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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection
Title:
Mars Rover Races to Survive Title Mars Rover Races to Survive Title
Explanation:
The Martian rover Spirit is now in the race of its life. The rolling robot [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is trying to reach an outpost to spend the winter, but it keeps getting bogged down [ http://space.newsci…] in soft sand on Mars [ http://www.nasa.gov…]. Earth scientists hope that Spirit [ http://en.wikipedia…] can reach [ http://space.newsci…] a slope on the northern edge of the unusual feature dubbed Home Plate [ http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Home_Plate_ (Mars) ], before the end of this month when northern winter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] will be phasing in on Mars [ http://en.wikipedia…]. Reaching this slope will likely allow the rover [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] to tilt enough toward the Sun to create a needed increase [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in the efficiency of its energy-absorbing solar panels [ http://www.wisegeek…]. This map [ http://marsrovers.j…] shows the path of Spirit from July 2004 until just last month. Explanation The Martian rover Spirit is now in the race of its life. The rolling robot [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is trying to reach an outpost to spend the winter, but it keeps getting bogged down [ http://space.newsci…] in soft sand on Mars [ http://www.nasa.gov…]. Earth scientists hope that Spirit [ http://en.wikipedia…] can reach [ http://space.newsci…] a slope on the northern edge of the unusual feature dubbed Home Plate [ http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Home_Plate_ (Mars) ], before the end of this month when northern winter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] will be phasing in on Mars [ http://en.wikipedia…]. Reaching this slope will likely allow the rover [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] to tilt enough toward the Sun to create a needed increase [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in the efficiency of its energy-absorbing solar panels [ http://www.wisegeek…]. This map [ http://marsrovers.j…] shows the path of Spirit from July 2004 until just last month. Explanation
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov], JPL-Caltech [ http://www.jpl.nasa…], USGS [ http://www.usgs.gov/], UNM [ http://www.unm.edu/], HiRise [ http://hirise.lpl.a…] Credit_and_Copyright NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov], JPL-Caltech [ http://www.jpl.nasa…], USGS [ http://www.usgs.gov/], UNM [ http://www.unm.edu/], HiRise [ http://hirise.lpl.a…] Credit and Copyright
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July 2004 facet_when July 2004 facet_when
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Mars facet_where Mars facet_where
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Arizona facet_where Arizona facet_where
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) facet_where Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) facet_where Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) facet_where
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Earth facet_what Earth facet_what
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Mars facet_what Mars facet_what
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High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) facet_what High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) facet_what
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original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.… original_url http://antwrp.gsfc.… original url
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap071212 UID SPD-APOD-ap071212 UID

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