There the rover will stay until its batteries die or its systems experience a catastrophic failure.If Spirit can survive the coming martian winter, it will begin functioning as a stationary platform, conducting science studies that had not been part of its original itinerary but will be important nevertheless. (sciencemag.org)
Sometimes these diversions from the original itinerary can even lead to unexpected lessons or exciting discoveries. (mindbodygreen.com)
The controlling and critiquing part of my mind powers down, and I begin to follow my gut and my instincts to beautiful places I may never have discovered had I followed my original itinerary. (mindbodygreen.com)