Spirit (MER-A)

Spirit (MER-A)

NASA · Aerospace · 2004

First of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers. Landed at Gusev Crater on 4 January 2004 with a 90-sol design life. Operated for 2,210 sols (over 6 years), traveled 7.73 km, and discovered evidence of past hydrothermal activity. Got stuck in soft soil in 2009 and continued as a stationary platform until last contact in March 2010.

CategoryAerospace
StatusActive
Year2004
OriginUSA
Height1500 mm
Weight185 kg
Payload1.5 kg
Speed0.05 m/s
Degrees of freedom5
Battery480 Wh
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