NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Faces Circuitous Route

(PhysOrg.com) -- Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called "Home Plate" has blocked NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward destinations for the upcoming Martian summer and following winter.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news155493768.html">NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Faces Circuitous Route</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called "Home Plate" has blocked NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward destinations for the upcoming Martian summer and following winter.</p>