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On this sol in 209 (2004 February 17):
MER-B Sol 24: This image taken by the panoramic camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover’s now-empty lander, the Challenger Memorial Station, at Meridiani Planum, Mars. This is a mosaic image consisting of 12 color images.

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On this sol in 187 (1962 October 03):
A 180-million-year-old, approximately 18-kilogram basaltic shergottite meteorite designated Zagami was observed to fall near Zagami, Nigeria. In the 1980s, this meteorite was identified as having originated on Mars.

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To-sol is 221 Vrishika 13
LS 351.6°
On this sol in 185 (1958 December 29):
Quatermass and the Pit, Episode 2, “The Ghosts” air date. Roney’s assistant finds the area has a history of supernatural events, and a terrified Private West claims to have seen an imp-like ghost.

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On this sol in 210 (2006 January 03):
MER-A Sol 713: Spirit drove 80 meters (263 feet). Spirit received stall warnings on the left front steer motor on hard left turns, however this did not end the drive.
The view of Home Plate from Husband Hill
—NASA/JPL

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On this sol in 187 (1962 October 01):
The Jazz Scene USA television series episode “Shorty Rogers and His Giants” was recorded, which included their performance of the song “Martians Go Home.”

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On this sol in 187 (1962 October 01):
Shorty Rogers and His Giants performed “Martian Bossa Nova” on the Los Angeles television program Frankly Jazz; Rogers had composed the song on the way to the studio.

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On this sol in 135 (1864 December 10):
Frederik Kaiser drew a sketch of Mars. Thaumasia, Solis Lacus, Tithonius Lacus, and Aonius Sinus are identifiable.

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To-sol is 221 Vrishika 12
LS 351.0°
As seen from Mars, the Sun enters the constellation Sagittarius.
On this sol in 130 (1855 July 17):
Robert Cromie was born; British journalist and novelist; author of A Plunge into Space (1890).

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On this sol in 180 (1949 August 01):
"The Naming of Names" by Ray Bradbury appeared in Thrilling Wonder Stories (date approximate). This story, which later appeared as "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed."
Interior art by Rafael Astarita.

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On this sol in 180 (1949 August 01):
"Time to Rest” by John Wyndham appeared in New Worlds. Main character is an ex-patriot Earthman living the sort of life on Mars one of Ernest Hemingway's characters would have lived if he had written science fiction.

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On this sol in 152 (1896 December 01):
Part 3 of The Martian by George du Maurier appeared in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (date approximate).

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To-sol is 221 Vrishika 11
LS 350.5°
Predicted Geminid meteor shower: Martian right ascension 65.2°, declination +3.4°. Impacting at 28 km/sec on the equatorial night side.

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On this sol in 201 (1989 January 29):
Fobos 2 entered Mars orbit.

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On this sol in 167 (1925 February 16):
Edmund Alexander Emshwiller (Edd Emsh) was born; American science fiction artist.

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On this sol in 132 (1859 April 20):
Vincenzo Cerulli was born; Italian astronomer and founder of the Collurania-Teramo Observatory in Teramo, observer of Mars.
130.0-kilometer diameter crater located at 32.5°N, 22.1°E

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To-sol is 221 Vrishika 10
LS 350.0°
Predicted Geminid meteor shower: Martian right ascension 65.2°, declination +3.4°. Impacting at 28 km/sec on the equatorial night side.

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To-sol is 221 Vrishika 09
LS 349.4°
Predicted Geminid meteor shower: Martian right ascension 65.2°, declination +3.4°. Impacting at 28 km/sec on the equatorial night side.

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221 Vrishika 08
LS 348.9°
On this sol in 152 (1896 November 29):
The spiritualist medium Catherine-Elise Müller engaged in the fourth of a series of forty visions and seances, in which she communicated with Martians, spoke in their language, and wrote in Martian script.