[wjersey]

Sorry to hear

[steve86]

JPL said engineers were considering whether the electrical motor's brushes _ contacts that deliver power to the rotating part of the motor _ have lost contact.

My first reaction was why didn't they use brushless motors but then a brushless setup with its microprocessor controller might not have lasted this long. I have to say the Rover design is an outstanding achievement and anyone who claimed they would last this long would have been called a lunatic.

[manwiththehands]

I'm so proud of these little robot guys and the engineers who built them. America ROCKS! ... and rolls along on the surface of Mars years longer than expected ...

[Nowhere Man]

It's a shame, but they did their job above and beyond the call of duty. Still though, it would be nice to call AAA for help. B-)

[fatima]

Thanks wjersey.

[KevinDavis]