Rover Spirit Exploration lands on Mars

January 3, 2004, Rover exploration Mars Soul I started to write history. It landed on the Red Planet for the first time, launching one of NASA’s longest and most successful missions – and Earthlings has helped us better understand the wonderful universe we live in.

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Soul And his twins joined him Luck Three weeks later, the rovers discovered the possibility of water on the planet as a result of rock tests. The landing site of the second probe appears to have the same characteristics as the seabed.

The main mission was supposed to last 90 Martian days, or 90 days on Mars, but the rovers were so durable that they roamed the planet for several years collecting data.

To give you an example of how much Soul It’s done, let’s talk about distance. NASA only wanted to cover 600 meters, or 0.4 miles. Instead, mark 7.73 km, Or 4.8 miles. As a result, NASA has managed to collect tons of geological information on the planet, far more than expected. This is the mission that made humans dream of colonizing Mars.

we learned a lot. We’ve learned that Mars has dust demons just like we do on Earth. We were able to better map the surface of Mars, as well as better understand the types of materials in each section. It was a great job in every sense of the word.

Unfortunately, on May 1, 2009, Soul Stuck in soft sand. This wasn’t the first time this had happened during the mission, and the rover managed to function as a static scan tool for a while while NASA tried to figure out how to remove it. It never happened. On January 26, 2010, NASA announced that it would likely never be relocated. Luck Keep exploring.

Just two months Later, Soul Stop sending to NASA. Fourteen months later, NASA announced it was no longer trying to contact the rover, describing its mission as over.