NASA’s Martian rovers, originally designed for a 3-month mission length, are still operating after three years. Spirit and Opportunity are located on opposite sides of Mars and have taken over 160,000 pictures.
Jim Bell, head of the rover imaging team summarized the success of the mission:
“It’s just amazing the rovers have survived — in fact actually thrived — in that environment for so long.”
Further details are available from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Mission website.
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