Martian rover Spirit launched
JUN 10, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.030983
On this day in 2003 NASA’s Spirit rover was launched on its six-month journey to Mars. For the next 7.5 years, Spirit conducted geological and other experiments at various locations on the Martian surface. Among its findings: some Martian rocks show chemical evidence of the presence of small amounts of liquid water. Spirit also obtained many high-resolution images. This one, taken on 19 May 2005 from Gusev crater, shows our Sun setting.
Date in History: 10 June 2003
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