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Spirit

former NASA Mars rover
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Spirit

Summary

Spirit is a Mars rover[1]. Spirit draws 1,538 Wikipedia views per month (mars_rover category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spirit's instance of is recorded as Mars rover[3].
  • Spirit's instance of is recorded as solar vehicle[4].
  • Spirit's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Spirit is operated by Jet Propulsion Laboratory[6].
  • Spirit followed Sojourner[7].
  • Spirit was followed by Curiosity[8].
  • Spirit's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory[9].
  • Spirit took place at Aeolis quadrangle[10].
  • Spirit is part of Mars Exploration Rover[11].
  • Spirit's Commons category is recorded as Spirit rover[12].
  • Spirit's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II[13].
  • Spirit's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Spirit's source of energy is recorded as spacecraft solar array[15].
  • Spirit's source of energy is recorded as lithium-ion battery[16].
  • Spirit's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as June 10, 2003[17].
  • Spirit's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as January 4, 2004[18].
  • Spirit's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
  • Spirit's significant event is recorded as surface exploration[20].
  • Spirit's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[21].
  • Spirit's significant event is recorded as mission termination[22].
  • Spirit's location of landing is recorded as Gusev[23].
  • Spirit's topic has template is recorded as Template:Spirit (band)[24].
  • Spirit's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A[25].
  • Spirit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spirit'}[26].
  • Spirit's different from is recorded as Spirit[27].

Why It Matters

Spirit draws 1,538 Wikipedia views per month (mars_rover category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] Spirit has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Spirit is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Spirit is credited with the discovery of Columbia Hills[30], a hill[31].

FAQs

What did Spirit discover?

Spirit is credited as discoverer of Columbia Hills[30].

Related Entities

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A Columbia Memorial Station Curiosity Delta II former entity Mars rover Sojourner United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mars.nasa.gov. mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . mars.nasa.gov. mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Naif id → -254
    Start point → Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A
    Location of landing → Gusev
    Larousse id → images/Sonde_américaine_Spirit/1309172
    + 67 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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