Spirit heads for the hills to wait out Martian winter
The Mars rover Spirit will be forced to at least temporarily abandon its detailed examination of the heavily layered Home Plate feature to head for a nearby north facing slope to prepare for the coming Martian winter. Once winter is over, the rover science team plans to drive Spirit back to Home...
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