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Mars Rover Opportunity Turns 8

Posted by Soulskill on from the its-doing-science-and-its-still-alive dept.

New submitter el borak writes "Never mind all the talk about the revival of the American auto industry. What may be the greatest car the U.S. has ever built is currently a tidy 78 million miles (125m km) away from this world — resting on the edge of Endeavour crater in the southern hemisphere of Mars. It was on January 25, 2004 that the rover Opportunity bounced down on Mars for a mission designed to last a minimum of three months and a maximum of just a year or two."

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  1. Re:Slashdot won't report this by Beelzebud · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seriously, it's time to get a life. If you get paid to do this, it's time for some self reflection.