Spirit woke up earlier than normal today at 6 a.m. local Mars time to the
tune of Surfari's "Wipe Out" in order to prepare for its memory "surgery."
Engineers ended the memory overload problem today by erasing and reformatting
the flash file system. The operation was a success, and the patient is doing
very well. Spirit is scheduled to brush off any loose dust on the rock
Adirondack tomorrow to prepare for the first exciting grinding event with the
rock abrasion tool this weekend, which may reveal historical clues about the
rock's formation and the past environment on Mars.