Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Designed for a 90-day mission, it operated 15 YEARS and changed forever how we look at Mars. RIP Opportunity Rover January 25, 2004 - February 13, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-rover-finally-bites-the-dust-on-mars-after-15-years/2019/02/13/e67ad352-2fc2-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html?utm_term=.1595d8d08c6a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 An amazing feat of engineering. It saddens me that it is now confirmed gone. "My battery's low and it's getting dark." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 We had some colossal failures, but there were also spectacular successes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I guess 100 years from now somebody will land on Mars, retrieve those two rovers then bring them back to Earth to put in museums somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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