A panorama taken by Spirit on Mars. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 2004, the Spirit Rover - or, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover-A) - lost contact with NASA headquarters while performing an exploratory mission on Mars. 17 sols (Martian days) into its journey - which had begun in late 2003 - Spirit suddenly stopped communicating.…

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