Mars rover Spirit is stuck in sand
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 23:28
in Astronomy & Space
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists have been unable to free the vehicle. One official calls the situation 'quite serious.' The long-lived rover Spirit is stuck in the sand on Mars, and controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge are scrambling to find a way to extricate the vehicle before it becomes entombed on the Red Planet.