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Mars Rover Stuck in a Dune

Posted by Zonk on from the get-out-and-push dept.

Bamfarooni writes "The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has gotten stuck in a dune, buried up to the hubs of the wheels. While they haven't given up yet, it doesn't look good for the little guy who's now 359 days into the extended mission." From the article: "The Mars machinery had been cruising southward across the open parking lot-like landscape of Meridiani Planum, full of larger and larger ripples of soil. Opportunity has been en route to its next stopover, Erebus crater, nestled inside an even larger crater known as Terra Nova."

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  1. Job well done by witchman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Too bad if it's permanently stuck, but what an amazing success for this mission, which has gone on far longer that it was planned for. I hope the NASA engineers get the recognition they deserver for this job well done.

  2. Dear NASA & JPL by computerme · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If any NASA or JPL people are reading this thread I have one thing to say:

    Mission _very_ accomplished.

    The human race knows infinitely more of our red neighbor thanks to your hard work.

    THANK YOU!