MartiainWinter might end NASA explorer's romp

[PotterManiac]

The Martiain winter might end NASA's beloved space rover Spirit's romps as it completes six years of unprecedented exploration Sunday.

Spirit successfully landed on the Red Planet at 8.35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Jan 2, 2004 and its twin Opportunity arrived at 9.05 p.m. 22 days later.

The rovers began missions intended to last for three months but have lasted six years, or 3.2 Mars years.

The Spirit has found evidence of a steamy and violent environment on Mars that was quite different from the wet and acidic past documented by Opportunity, which has been operating successfully as it explores halfway around the planet.

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