Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars This bird’s-eye view from August 2005 combines a self-portrait of the spacecraft deck and a panoramic mosaic of the Martian surface as viewed by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The rover’s solar panels are still gleaming in the sunlight, having acquired only a thin veneer of dust … Continue reading "Spirit Rover Landed on Mars 10 Years Ago Today"