Opportunity (rover)
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [7] With a planned 90 sol duration of activity (slightly more than 90 earth days), Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity was active as of June 10, 2018 when a dust storm forced it to hibernation. It has operated 5275 sols since landing, having exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 215 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has operated for over 55 times its designed lifespan. As of June 10, 2018 when contact was lost, the rover had traveled a distance of 45.16 kilometers (28.06 miles). [6]
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| 2018 |
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opportunity 0.491 sol 0.344 rover 0.252 endeavour 0.138 june 0.137 traverse 0.115 dust 0.111 watt 0.103 2018 0.099 mer 0.098 memory 0.093 landing 0.090 storms 0.087 centimeters 0.085 victoria 0.084 |
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [7] With a planned 90 sol duration of activity (slightly more than 90 earth days), Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity was active as of June 10, 2018 when a dust storm forced it to hibernation. It has operated 5282 sols since landing, having exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has operated for over 55 times its designed lifespan. As of June 10, 2018 when contact was lost, the rover had traveled a distance of 45.16 kilometers (28.06 miles). [6] |
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| 2017 |
269137 characters 19 sections 50 paragraphs 55 images 717 internal links 44 external links |
opportunity 0.500 sol 0.365 rover 0.234 endeavour 0.132 watt 0.115 traverse 0.107 memory 0.104 centimeters 0.095 victoria 0.093 mer 0.088 landing 0.082 pancam 0.081 storms 0.081 crater 0.081 mb 0.078 |
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [7] With a planned 90 sol duration of activity (slightly more than 90 earth days), Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity remains active as of December 4, 2018, having already exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 50 times its designed lifespan. As of August 7, 2017, the rover had traveled 44.97 kilometers (27.94 miles). [6] This date was mission time of Sol 4793. |
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| 2016 |
255191 characters 19 sections 50 paragraphs 53 images 713 internal links 45 external links |
opportunity 0.509 sol 0.363 rover 0.233 endeavour 0.131 watt 0.114 traverse 0.106 memory 0.103 centimeters 0.095 victoria 0.093 mer 0.087 landing 0.081 pancam 0.080 storms 0.080 crater 0.080 mb 0.078 |
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [7] With a planned 90 sol duration of activity, Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity remains active as of December 4, 2018, having already exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 50 times its designed lifespan. As of October 4, 2016, the rover had traveled 26.99 miles (43.44 km). This date was mission time of Sol (Mars days) 4514. For latest updates see bottom of page Opportunity mission timeline |
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| 2015 |
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opportunity 0.516 sol 0.333 rover 0.235 endeavour 0.125 memory 0.118 victoria 0.106 traverse 0.098 pancam 0.092 mb 0.089 launch 0.084 landing 0.083 crater 0.082 amnesia 0.081 solander 0.077 mer 0.075 |
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover program, it landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [7] With a planned 90 sol duration of activity, Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity remains active as of 2015, having already exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 47 times its designed lifespan. |
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| 2014 |
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opportunity 0.507 sol 0.311 rover 0.250 endeavour 0.134 victoria 0.113 traverse 0.104 memory 0.101 pancam 0.098 mb 0.095 crater 0.088 solander 0.083 mer 0.080 site 0.079 houten 0.079 2014 0.078 |
Opportunity , also known as MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ) or MER-1 , is a robotic rover active on the planet Mars since 2004. [1] Launched on July 7, 2003, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 at 05:05 Ground UTC (about 13:15 Mars local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A), also part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission , touched down on the other side of the planet. [6] With a planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity, Spirit functioned until getting stuck in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, while Opportunity remains active as of 2014, having already exceeded its operating plan by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 40 times its designed lifespan. On July 28, 2014, NASA announced that Opportunity , after having traveled over 40 km (25 mi) on the planet Mars , has set a new "off-world" record as the rover having driven the greatest distance, surpassing the previous record held by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 2 rover , which had traveled 39 km (24 mi) on the Moon . [7] [8] |
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| 2013 |
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sol 0.540 opportunity 0.427 rover 0.259 victoria 0.183 endeavour 0.173 watt 0.150 crater 0.108 rock 0.108 solander 0.101 hours 0.084 drive 0.076 meteorite 0.068 joint 0.067 production 0.064 energy 0.062 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), is a robotic rover active on the planet Mars since 2004. Launched on July 7, 2003, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 at 05:05 Ground UTC (about 13:15 Mars local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A), also part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission , touched down on the other side of the planet. [4] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of 2013, having already exceeded its planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 38 times its designed lifespan. |
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| 2012 |
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sol 0.536 opportunity 0.451 rover 0.237 victoria 0.206 endeavour 0.173 rock 0.121 crater 0.113 watt 0.102 joint 0.078 drive 0.078 meteorite 0.074 motor 0.068 arm 0.064 heater 0.061 centimeters 0.060 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), is a robotic rover active on the planet Mars since 2004. Launched on July 7, 2003, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 at 05:05 Ground UTC (about 13:15 Mars local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A), also part of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission , touched down on the other side of the planet. [4] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of 2012, having already exceeded its planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity by 14 years, 222 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for nearly 35 times its designed lifespan. |
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| 2011 |
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sol 0.491 opportunity 0.476 rover 0.245 victoria 0.222 endeavour 0.179 rock 0.129 crater 0.116 meteorite 0.089 joint 0.088 motor 0.076 drive 0.076 watt 0.073 heater 0.068 centimeters 0.067 2005 0.063 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), is a robotic rover on the planet Mars , active since 2004. It is the remaining rover in NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission . Launched from Earth on 7 July 2003, it landed on the Martian Meridiani Planum on 25 January 2004 at 05:05 Ground UTC (about 13:15 local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [4] |
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| 2010 |
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opportunity 0.494 sol 0.432 rover 0.237 victoria 0.213 endeavour 0.137 rock 0.127 crater 0.120 joint 0.103 motor 0.089 watt 0.086 drive 0.082 heater 0.080 centimeters 0.079 shoulder 0.070 capitan 0.070 |
Opportunity , mission designation MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B ), is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission . As of 10 December 2010, it had traveled more than 26 kilometers on Mars since landing successfully at Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 05:05 Ground UTC ( circa 13:15 local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) touched down on the other side of the planet. [4] |
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| 2009 |
178802 characters 31 sections 96 paragraphs 49 images 257 internal links 59 external links |
opportunity 0.493 sol 0.418 rover 0.239 victoria 0.216 rock 0.135 crater 0.112 joint 0.109 endeavour 0.106 motor 0.094 drive 0.094 heater 0.085 centimeters 0.084 shoulder 0.075 capitan 0.075 stat 0.074 |
Opportunity , mission designation MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B ), is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission . It landed successfully at Meridiani Planum on Mars on January 25, 2004 05:05 Ground UTC ( circa 13:15 local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) had landed on the other side of the planet. [4] Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . |
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| 2008 |
140869 characters 27 sections 82 paragraphs 39 images 274 internal links 41 external links |
4. 2004: Landing and initial surveys 5. 2005 explorations and difficulties |
opportunity 0.465 sol 0.403 rover 0.255 victoria 0.180 joint 0.127 crater 0.113 rock 0.109 motor 0.099 heater 0.099 centimeters 0.098 shoulder 0.087 capitan 0.087 stat 0.087 arm 0.086 drive 0.084 |
MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B ), known as Opportunity , is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission . It landed successfully at Meridiani Planum on Mars on January 25 , 2004 05:05 Ground UTC ( circa 13:15 local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) had landed on the other side of the planet. [1] Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover has continued to function effectively over nineteen times longer than NASA planners expected, allowing it to perform extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features; as of November, 2008 its mission is ongoing. An archive of updates on its status can be found at the NASA/ JPL website . |
| 2007 |
118601 characters 22 sections 71 paragraphs 38 images 250 internal links 31 external links |
3. 2004: Landing and initial surveys |
opportunity 0.480 sol 0.379 rover 0.224 victoria 0.191 crater 0.125 rock 0.123 centimeters 0.120 capitan 0.107 panoramic 0.091 watt 0.087 dune 0.084 2005 0.084 drive 0.083 storms 0.081 erebus 0.079 |
MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B ), known as Opportunity , is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission . It landed successfully at Meridiani Planum on Mars on January 25 , 2004 05:05 Ground UTC ( circa 13:15 local time ), three weeks after its twin Spirit (MER-A) had landed on the other side of the planet. [1] Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover has continued to function effectively over fifteen times longer than NASA planners expected, allowing it to perform extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features; as of 2007 its mission is ongoing. An archive of updates on its status can be found at the NASA/ JPL website ; the updates were weekly initially but were reduced to six per year as the mission progressed. |
| 2006 |
101138 characters 19 sections 47 paragraphs 37 images 236 internal links 23 external links |
2. 2004: Landing and initial surveys |
opportunity 0.411 sol 0.381 rover 0.218 victoria 0.187 centimeters 0.153 crater 0.143 capitan 0.136 rock 0.129 panoramic 0.116 dune 0.108 erebus 0.101 el 0.098 endurance 0.098 trench 0.097 inches 0.092 |
MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B ), known as Opportunity , is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission . She [1] landed successfully at Meridiani Planum on Mars on January 25 , 2004 05:05 Ground UTC ( circa 13:15 local time ), three weeks after her twin Spirit (MER-A) had landed on the other side of the planet. [2] Her name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition . The rover has continued to function effectively over ten times longer than NASA planners expected, allowing her to perform extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features; as of 2006 her mission is ongoing. An archive of approximately weekly updates on her status can be found at the NASA/ JPL website . |
| 2005 |
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1. Naming of Spirit and Opportunity |
opportunity 0.380 sol 0.262 spherules 0.237 rover 0.205 hematite 0.204 dr 0.169 centimeters 0.134 capitan 0.127 rock 0.122 tes 0.120 soil 0.111 squyres 0.109 panoramic 0.105 inches 0.101 outcrop 0.095 |
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| 2004 |
60135 characters 21 sections 65 paragraphs 26 images 107 internal links 15 external links |
1. Naming of Spirit and Opportunity |
opportunity 0.335 spherules 0.273 hematite 0.235 dr 0.195 rover 0.162 capitan 0.147 tes 0.139 squyres 0.126 sol 0.118 rock 0.116 outcrop 0.110 rocks 0.106 el 0.105 panoramic 0.104 centimeters 0.103 |
MER-B ( Opportunity ) is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover Mission . She landed successfully on Mars on January 24 , 2004 at 21:05 PST ( January 25 05:05 UTC ). Her twin , MER-A ( "Spirit" ), landed on Mars three weeks earlier on January 3 , 2004 . (Mission members decided to reference both rovers using the feminine gender .) |