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Mars Rover Races to Survive

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 12, 2007 is “Mars Rover Races to Survive,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , USGS , UNM , HiRise. The original explanation runs about 118 words.

Mars Rover Races to Survive
Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , USGS , UNM , HiRise Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Martian rover Spirit is now in the race of its life. The rolling robot is trying to reach an outpost to spend the winter, but it keeps getting bogged down in soft sand on Mars .”

— APOD editors, December 12, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 12, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , USGS , UNM , HiRise
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 118 words

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