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    • Rocket Downrange Rover profile image for the MER-B 'Opportunity' Mars Rover

    Opportunity

    Meridiani Planum, Mars

    COMPLETE

    Status

    5,352 (5,498)

    SOLs (DAYs)

    28.06 (45.16)

    MILES (KM)

    ABOUT THE ROVER

    Biography:

    Nicknamed "Oppy", the MER-B or MER-1 rover Opportunity was a robotic rover (and sibling to Spirit) that was active on Mars from January 2004 to June 2018 when we lost contact with it. The general consensus is that there was too much build up on its solar panels, causing a lack of power to the rover, mission was declared complete on February 13th of 2019.

    Launch Date:

    July 8th, 2003

    Landing Date:

    January 25th, 2004

    Rover Cost:

    $400 million

    Quotes from History

    We've cleared two of the big hurdles, building both spacecraft [Spirit & Opportunity] and launching them... now we're coming up on a third, getting them safely onto the ground.

    Peter Theisinger, Former Project Manager at JPL for the Mars Exploration Rover Project

    Rover Photo Feed

    Photos taken on Earth date 2006-08-31, come back tomorrow for a new set!

    Photo id#115400 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115401 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115402 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115403 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115404 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115405 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115406 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#115407 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218904 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218905 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218906 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218907 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218908 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218909 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218910 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218911 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218912 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218913 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218914 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218915 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218916 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218917 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218918 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218919 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#218920 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275274 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275275 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275276 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275277 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275278 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275279 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275280 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275281 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275282 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275283 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275284 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275285 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275286 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275287 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275288 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275289 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275290 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275291 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275292 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275293 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275294 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275295 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275296 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275297 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275298 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275299 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275300 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275301 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275302 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275303 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275304 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#275305 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on Mars

    For more information on this rover, or other missions, visit NASA's official website

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