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Crossing the Winter Finish Line ... for Now

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Hazard avoidance camera · Download full size image

Human explorers would be hard pressed to show more persistence than NASA's Mars rover Spirit. After weeks of careful driving with a broken front wheel, Spirit finally made it to a north-facing slope of "Home Plate."

The rover gradually descended over the north edge to get into position, as shown here, tilting its solar panels 13 degrees toward the sinking winter Sun to maximize power. Rover drivers plan to continue nudging Spirit forward, increasing the tilt, to track the Sun as it moves lower in the northern sky.

Download Movie (9.4MB) Posted on: 03 Jan, 2008

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Southern Half of Spirit's 'Bonestell' Panorama (Stereo) Southern Half of Spirit's 'Bonestell' Panorama (False Color) Southern Half of Spirit's 'Bonestell' Panorama View from Spirit's Overwintering Position (False Color) Spirit's West Valley Panorama (False Color) Spirit's West Valley Panorama Spirit's West Valley Panorama (Stereo) Crossing the Winter Finish Line ... for Now Dusty Solar Panels on Spirit Spirit's Traverse, Sols 1 to 1,386 Heading for Next Winter Haven Spirit Nears North-Tilting Site for Winter Haven Spirit's Race Against Winter Untouched and Untouchable, For Now Spirit Begins Third Martian Year Spirit Looks Ahead to a Third Martian Winter Winning Terrain at Home Plate Robotic Arm Activity Resumes on Spirit Shifting Sands on Mars Evidence of A Wet Martian Past Silica-Rich Soil Found by Spirit Silica-Rich Soil in Gusev Crater Spirit Examines Nodule-Rich Rock Spirit Returns to 'Home Plate' Spirit's Recent Travels Layers at Home Plate Evidence of Volcanic Explosion Dust Devils Whip By Spirit, Sol 1120 Spirit Feels Dust Gust, Sol 1149 Spirit's Winter Panorama (Labeled) 'King George Island' Brushed 'King George Island' Brushed (annotated) 'McMurdo' Panorama from Spirit's 'Winter Haven' (Stereo) 'McMurdo' Panorama from Spirit's 'Winter Haven' (False Color) 'McMurdo' Panorama from Spirit's 'Winter Haven' 'McMurdo' Panorama from Spirit's 'Winter Haven' (Color Stereo) Stereo Version of Spirit's 'Everest' Panorama Left Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Everest' Panorama Right Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Everest' Panorama Stereo Version of Spirit's 'Seminole' Panorama Left Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Seminole' Panorama Right Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Seminole' Panorama Stereo Version of Spirit's 'Thanksgiving' Panorama Left Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Thanksgiving' Panorama Right Eye for Stereo Pair of Spirit's 'Thanksgiving' Panorama Shadows Draw Attention to Features of Mars Landscape (Rover Tracks) Shadows Draw Attention to Features of Mars Landscape (Sand Ripples) Rock Abrasion Tool Exhibits the Deep Red Pigment of Mars Robotic Geologist Demonstrates Remarkable Precision (Single Frame) Robotic Geologist Demonstrates Remarkable Precision (Mosaic) Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills (False Color) Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills Spirit Examines Light-Toned 'Halley' (False Color) Spirit Examines Light-Toned 'Halley' (Microscopic Image) View Northward from Spirit's Winter Roost View Northward from Spirit's Winter Roost (False Color) Possible Meteorite in 'Columbia Hills' on Mars Possible Meteorite in 'Columbia Hills' on Mars (False Color) Disturbed Soil Along the Path from 'Tyrone' (Close-Up) Disturbed Soil Along the Path from 'Tyrone'(Panorama) Looking for Changes in Soil over Time Spirit Beholds Bumpy Boulder (False Color) Spirit Beholds Bumpy Boulder Low Sun from 'Low Ridge' Spirit Greets New Terrain, New Season on Mars Scans Winter Haven Scans Winter Haven (False Color) Coarse Layering at 'Home Plate' 'Home Plate' Evidence for an Explosive Past Bright Soil Near 'McCool' Bright Soil Near 'McCool' (False Color) Bright Soil Near 'McCool'(3-D) Bright Soil Near 'McCool': Salty Deja Vu? 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