A black and white image from the Spirit rover on Mars shows the rover's front left wheel stuck in soft Martian soil near a geological feature called Home Plate. The front right wheel is also immobile. Husband Hill is visible in the distance. NASA engineers are working to free the rover.

Astronomy Picture from 01/06/2009

Spirit Encounters Soft Ground on Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090601.html


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