Rover hits one-year mark on Mars
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Rodney Dill | Tuesday, January 4, 2005 |
Rover hits one-year mark on Mars (CNN.com)
The Mars rover Spirit has come a long way since it hurtled down through the planet’s atmosphere and came to a bouncy, airbag-protected stop at Gusev Crater on January 3, 2004.
It has survived more than four times its initial 90-day mission, driven miles across the Martian landscape and weathered a red planet winter only to scale hills for its human handlers.
Actually yesterday, but I missed this article until today. More can be found at the NASA site
MORE – The BBC has a nice click and drag panoramo of, I believe, the landing site. Opportunity will reach a year on January 24.
About the Author: Rodney has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, back from when people knew what Hollerith cards were, and actually used the toggle switches on the front of computers. He is an IT Manager in the Motor City and working within the Automotive Industry. He has been blogging at OTB since November 2004.
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