Spirit, the scrappy robot geologist that captivated the world with its antics on Mars before getting stuck in a sand trap, is about to meet its end after six productive years.
Spirit has been incommunicado for more than a year despite daily calls by NASA. The cause of Spirit's silence may never be known, but it's likely that the bitter Martian winter damaged its electronics, preventing the six-wheeled rover from waking up.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Well, it was a good run
NASA says Spirit rover's mission on Mars is all but over: Drama-queen robot fell silent in 2010; final effort to regain contact to be made Wednesday
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