2004 landing site for Spirit

MARS

["Here’s a helpful hint for the clue:\n\n*\"This red planet is home to many NASA rovers, including one named after a human quality.\"*\n\nThis hint:\n- Narrows the focus to planets (not just any landing site).\n- Mentions NASA rovers, reinforcing the space exploration theme.\n- Hints at \"Spirit\" being a human quality (like courage or determination), subtly guiding the solver toward the connection without giving away the answer directly."]

The clue **"2004 landing site for Spirit"** leads to the answer **"MARS"** through the following reasoning: - **Spirit** was one of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers, which successfully landed on **Mars** in January 2004. - The clue references this historical space mission, where "Spirit" is the name of the rover, and its landing site was the planet **Mars**. The wordplay here is straightforward, relying on knowledge of NASA's space exploration missions rather than linguistic tricks. The answer is derived from the factual context of the rover's destination.