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Spirit's
Robotic Arm Inspects Rock
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took and returned this image
on January 28, 2004, the first picture from Spirit since problems
with communications began a week earlier. The image from the
rover's front hazard identification camera shows the robotic
arm extended to the rock called Adirondack. As it had been instructed
a week earlier, the Moessbauer spectrometer, an instrument for
identifying the minerals in rocks and soils, is still placed
against the rock. Engineers are working to restore Spirit to
working order so that the rover can resume the scientific exploration
of its landing area.
A smaller version
of this photo was included in the article:
Spirit Gets Back to Work While Opportunity
Gears Up - January 29, 2004
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