Jan. 6, 2004 — -- About 50 feet from the spot where the Spirit rover came to rest, there is a depression in the Martian soil, possibly a small crater. The scientists directing the mission said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin ...

The last images transmitted by the Spirit rover reveal a Martian landscape stripped bare by years of cold, dust, and isolation. Subtle distortions in the horizon hint at environmental shifts that ...

It was a “big deal” for NASA when two so-called Rovers landed safely on Mars. “Spirit” was supposed to be good for just three months and a few hundred yards, but it lasted for 6 years and traveled ...

LOS ANGELES - Fresh from being given a clean bill of health, the Spirit rover drilled its first tiny hole in a rock on the surface of Mars, NASA scientists said Saturday. "We made some history here.

LOS ANGELES -- NASA said Sunday that its Spirit rover was days away from rolling on Mars again and that the software problem vexing the spacecraft might trouble both it and its twin, Opportunity, for ...

PASADENA, Calif. - The Spirit rover successfully rolled onto Mars early Thursday, placing its six wheels on solid martian ground for the first time since the robot bounced down on the Red Planet ...

On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity.