Curiosity may get all the kudos these days, but the wizened Opportunity rover continues to log miles on the Martian surface. Today on Mars the robotic rover Opportunity (that's right, Opportunity--remember when we all used to care about Opportunity?) is hitting a major milestone. The rover touched down on the surface of Mars Jan. 24, 2004, just three weeks after its sister rover Spirit landed elsewhere on the planet. That makes today the beginning of Opportunity's tenth year of Mars exploration-...
Curiosity may get all the kudos these days, but the wizened Opportunity rover continues to log miles on the Martian surface. Today on Mars the robotic rover Opportunity (that's right, Opportunity--remember when we all used to care about Opportunity?) is hitting a major milestone. The rover touched down on the surface of Mars Jan. 24, 2004, just three weeks after its sister rover Spirit landed elsewhere on the planet. That makes today the beginning of Opportunity's tenth year of Mars exploration-...
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