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Sunday, August 28, 2005

 

Spirit reaches the summit of Husband Hill


(Image credit NASA/JPL)
After a long and arduous Journey, Spirit has finally reached the summit of Husband Hill, the highest peak in the Columbia Hills range. In this view a distant dust devil spins across the plain. Hopefully some more panormatic views will be forth coming. Spitit has lasted 582 days, far logner than it's original 90 day-estimated lifespan, and produced some exciting science. Spirit will now do some weather observations before heading downhil to some interesting layered terrain.
For more detailed reports see Nature and Sky&Telescope.

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