Friday, June 26, 2009

Mars Spirit Rover Stuck

In late May of this year, the Mars rover, Spirit, got stuck in a soft spot of  ferric sulfate salt. Five of the six wheels on Spirit are now stuck in a few inches of this ferric sulfate salt. What is particularly bad news is the fact that the soil that the rover is stuck in has little cohesion which means that it is very difficult for the Spirit's wheels to get any sort of traction. 

No comments:

Post a Comment