# Spirit on Mars

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-on-mars/222614>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 4, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-on-mars/222614 "2004-01-04T07:27:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-on-mars/222614/1 "2004-01-04T07:27:29Z")

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Yay!

The Mars rover Spirit has successfully landed on Mars, is broadcasting, and will start exploring the surface soon!

Hooray!

[Linky](http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/04/science/04MARS.html)

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-on-mars/222614/2 "2004-01-04T07:46:09Z")

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A nice link to [NASA’s rover website](http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html).

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-on-mars/222614/3 "2004-01-04T07:51:09Z")

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After all the recent doubts and failures – that’s wonderful news! 🙂