Spirit reaches Martian hilltop

(SPACE.com) -- The Mars Spirit rover has reached a milestone moment in its exploration of the Red Planet. Spirit has wheeled into position atop Husband Hill -- a range the rover first observed on the distant horizon from its Gusev crater landing site in January 2004.

Images being transmitted by Spirit showed a breathtaking view as it ascended to the hilltop.
"The view is really opening up," said Larry Crumpler, a member of the Mars rover science team. Mars rover science teams are prepared to do a "full summit campaign" of observations, he said.

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