Opportunity rover begins tenth year on Mars
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Artist's concept of Opportunity's Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity descending (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity leaving its lander (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity entering the Martian atmosphere (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity nose cone separation (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity landing on Mars using airbags (Image: JPL/NASA)
Landing area of Opportunity (Image: NASA)
Mars rover being prepared for launch (Image: NASA)
Mars rover being prepared for launch (Image: NASA)
"Matijevic Hill" false-color panorama for Opportunity's ninth anniversary (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.)
"Matijevic Hill" 3D panorama for Opportunity's ninth anniversary (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.)
Artist's concept of Opportunity lifting off (image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity (Image: JPL/NASA)
Artist's concept of Opportunity on the move (Image: JPL/NASA)
Distance traveled by Opportunity as of December 2011 compared to other manned and unmanned rover missions (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Self Portrait of Opportunity's shadow (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Rock outcropping seen by Opportunity at Endeavour Crater (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Panorama of Mars taken by Opportunity on the 3,000th Martian day of its mission (Image NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Polar panorama of Mars taken by Opportunity on the 3,000th Martian day of its mission (Image NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Vertical panorama of Mars taken by Opportunity on the 3,000th Martian day of its mission (Image NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Stereo image of rock fins seen by Opportunity (Image NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Rock fins seen by Opportunity (Image NASA/JPL-Caltech)
"Matijevic Hill" panorama for Opportunity's ninth anniversary (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.)
Path traveled by Opportunity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State Univ.)
Details of the Opportunity Rover (Image: NASA)
Article Summary
NASA’s Opportunity rover begins its tenth year on Mars this week. On January 25, 2004 at 05:05 GMT, the unmanned craft landed in Eagle Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of the Red Planet. Though scheduled for only a 93 day mission, it continues to explore the Martian surface almost a decade later.
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