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The Rovers That Just Won't Quit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-going-bum-bum-bum dept.

smooth wombat writes "Like the Energizer bunny, the two martian rovers just won't quit. Spirit, after climbing to the top of Husband Hill during the past year, spent two months examining rocks at the top of the hill and scientists confirmed that those rocks were similar to rocks found along the side of the hill indicating that Husband Hill is probably the result of an impact crater. It will take about two months for Spirit to make its way down the hill after which the next target will be a feature called Home Plate located about a half mile away. Opportunity is exploring the northern rim of Erebus Crater, the largest crater between already-explored Endurance Crater and its next destination, Victoria Crater. The rovers were only supposed to last three months but have been operating for almost two years. NASA has also released a 360 degree panorama of images taken by Spirit as it explored Gustav Crater."

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  1. I wish my Wife's Friend by hcob$ · · Score: 5, Funny

    had the spirit to climb husband hill!!

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  2. The other side of the crater... by pmike_bauer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...and scientists confirmed that those rocks were similar to rocks found along the side of the hill..."

    The bot went over the crater, the bot went over the crater
    The bot went over the crater, to see what he could see.
    And all that he could see, and all that he could see
    Was the other side of the crater, the other side of the crater
    The other side of the crater, was all that he could see.

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  3. WTF? That's NEVADA! by LearnToSpell · · Score: 5, Funny

    They didn't even Photoshop out the tennis courts on the right. I knew these things were faked!

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  4. conversion error? by lawrenqj · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if NASA accidentally used months instead of years when calculating the lifespan of the rovers.

    1. Re:conversion error? by Surt · · Score: 5, Funny

      In case anyone reads this and really doesn't know, NASA had expected that the solar panels would become dust clogged and stop providing power by now. But as it turns out, martians have been dusting them off every so often, so the rovers have lasted much longer than expected.

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  5. All you fans of sterile deserts say WHOOOP!!! by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    How many millions did we spend on this, again?

    -Eric

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  6. Re:Even lamer pun by Woy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah but it was lost before entry. Turns out she expected inches and he was talking centimeters.

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