[miketwalker]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

Thanks Dave!

I'm glad you cleared that up because I was worried about Spirit. I try to learn as much as I can from the media, but they are so brief and dumbed down that its frustrating.

I've found that if you stick to the JPL website, you will find the actual releases (which the media then interprets) which have the actual facts. They are much more accurate and contain many more details. You can also see all of the published photos.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/
and
http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/home/index.html