Roninninja wrote:
The particular rover that I really like is Spirit. It was the most resilient rover as of yet. It overcame all sorts of obstacles throughout it's functionality/mission (compared to it's sister, opportunity) and continued despite one of it's wheels seizing up. It of course eventually got stuck in some iron sulfate and wasn't able to get out, but still was able to carry out some mission objectives despite it's setbacks.
In 2010, NASA received it's final communication from Spirit. It is assumed to be fully functional (via solar energy) and is stuck in hibernation mode awaiting mission objectives. I must say, I'd love to see it in a museum!
it is dying a slow death from suffocating mars dust which is coating its solar panels in an inpenetrably opaque layer of gunk. if i were a trillionaire i'd go up there and bring it home, fix its wheel, give it a bath and let it rest in a museum.
Yeah, I know it's inanimate and all.. but I still feel bad for it! I wish I had the money to retrieve it along with the rest of the rovers!
17 Aug 2012, 9:37 pm
