Opportunity mission timeline
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of December 11, 2017, having already exceeded its planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity by 14 years, 215 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission.
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| Year | Metadata | Sections | Top Words | First Paragraph |
| 2018 |
544994 characters 62 sections 159 paragraphs 102 images 337 internal links 232 external links |
sol 0.500 opportunity 0.394 rover 0.299 watt 0.210 endeavour 0.186 victoria 0.138 hours 0.111 rock 0.110 crater 0.101 perseverance 0.096 dust 0.087 tau 0.086 storm 0.081 production 0.079 array 0.073 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of December 11, 2017, having already exceeded its planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity by 14 years, 218 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission. |
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| 2017 |
374706 characters 49 sections 132 paragraphs 76 images 186 internal links 177 external links |
sol 0.536 opportunity 0.384 rover 0.280 watt 0.208 endeavour 0.187 victoria 0.150 rock 0.116 hours 0.110 crater 0.101 array 0.083 drive 0.081 marathon 0.079 solander 0.079 production 0.077 cleaning 0.070 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of December 11th, 2017, 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. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission. |
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| 2016 |
360573 characters 48 sections 131 paragraphs 74 images 183 internal links 168 external links |
sol 0.533 opportunity 0.385 rover 0.278 watt 0.204 endeavour 0.189 victoria 0.152 rock 0.117 hours 0.108 crater 0.102 array 0.084 drive 0.081 marathon 0.080 solander 0.080 production 0.077 cleaning 0.071 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of 2016, 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. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission. |
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| 2015 |
309375 characters 40 sections 119 paragraphs 50 images 171 internal links 145 external links |
sol 0.548 opportunity 0.384 rover 0.273 watt 0.194 victoria 0.163 endeavour 0.154 rock 0.126 hours 0.103 crater 0.097 solander 0.086 array 0.080 drive 0.078 cleaning 0.076 production 0.075 mi 0.072 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of 2015, 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. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission. |
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| 2014 |
302987 characters 39 sections 118 paragraphs 49 images 172 internal links 139 external links |
sol 0.553 opportunity 0.381 rover 0.270 watt 0.196 victoria 0.165 endeavour 0.155 rock 0.127 hours 0.104 crater 0.097 solander 0.086 array 0.080 drive 0.079 cleaning 0.077 production 0.075 mi 0.073 |
Opportunity , MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover – B ), 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. [2] While Spirit became immobile in 2009 and ceased communications in 2010, Opportunity remains active as of 2014, 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. What follows is a summary of events during its continuing mission. |