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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 2013-10-27, come back tomorrow for a new set!

    Photo id#109635 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#109636 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#109637 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#109638 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125198 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125199 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125200 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125201 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125202 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125203 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125204 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125205 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125206 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#125207 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168583 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168584 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168585 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168586 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168587 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#168588 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268235 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268236 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268237 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268238 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268239 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268240 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268241 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268242 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268243 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268244 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268245 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268246 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268247 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268248 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268249 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268250 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268251 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268252 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268253 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268254 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268255 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268256 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268257 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268258 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268259 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268260 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268261 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268262 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268263 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268264 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268265 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268266 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268267 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268268 taken by Opportunity Rover in the Meridiani Planum on MarsPhoto id#268269 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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