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Press Release Images: Spirit
25-Jun-2009
Mars Team Digs in To Free Spirit
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Testbed

This is a picture from inside the JPL In-situ Instrument Laboratory where the Mars rover simulator is under construction. The test box is angled at 10 degrees, the same angle at which Spirit is positioned on the surface of Mars. It is 8 feet by 20 feet and will be filled with material of similar consistency to that found on Mars, where Spirit is embedded.

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Rocks

Mars-like rocks to be used in the testbed.

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Diatomaceous Earth and Clay

Materials to be used in the rover testbed include diatomaceous Earth and "Lincoln 60 Fire Clay."

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