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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 2008-10-21, come back tomorrow for a new set!

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