Mars Rover Back in Action,: ; Glitch with Opportunity Repaired As Spirit Studies Rock Formations

Sunday Gazette-Mail › February 17, 2004

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LOS ANGELES - Scientists fixed a glitch that froze the robotic arm on the Mars rover Opportunity and then prepared the robot explorer to dig a narrow trench in the martian soil, NASA said Saturday.

Scientists hoped the patch of soil, dubbed "Hematite Slope," would prove to be rich in the iron-bearing mineral, which typically forms in water.

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Mars Rover Back in Action,: ; Glitch with Opportunity Repaired As Spirit Studies Rock Formations

Opportunity's explorations had been delayed on Friday because the rover failed to pr...

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