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What is Home Plate during the Spirit rover mission?
An area from the peak of Husband Hill where Spirit spotted a striking formation, which was dubbed Home Plate
When did the global dust storm occur during the Spirit rover mission?
Towards the end of June 2007, Spirit saw a series of dust storms began clouding the Martian atmosphere with dust.

Question: How did it affect the rover?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the dust storms affect the Spirit rover?