The Arizona third-grader, named Sofi Collis, had written to the space agency to suggest it name the twin Mars rovers “Spirit” and “Opportunity.”
Launched: June 10, 2003
Landed: January 3, 2004
Death: March 22, 2010
Mission: Study the history of climate and water at sites on Mars where conditions may once have been favorable to life
Among her myriad discoveries, Spirit found evidence that Mars was once much wetter than it is today and helped scientists better understand the Martian wind.
Spirit landed successfully within the impact crater Gusev.
The rover traveled 4.8 miles (7.73 kilometers) across the Martian plains.
The rover got stuck in a "sand trap" in late 2009 at an angle that hampered the recharging of its batteries; its last communication with Earth was on March 22, 2010.
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