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Opportunity rover on Mars. Source:NASA stopped receiving signals from Spirit after March 22, 2010. Meanwhile, the Opportunity rover, which had landed at the Meridiani Planum inside the Eagle crater, continued its operations. It discovered"blueberries," pebbles made of hematite generally found in a region where soil comes in contact with acidic water. for the first time outside Earth, and before NASA lost contact on June 10, 2018, the rover had traveled a record distance of 45.16 km .
The last message received from Opportunity rover was paraphrased by the mission's project manager John Callis as,"My battery is low, and it's getting dark." The rover has been exploring Mars since August 6, 2012. It is a part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, and until now, it's the largest rover ever built in terms of size. The rover is 10 feet long , seven feet tall , and has a width of 2.7 meters , so basically, it has dimensions similar to an SUV.
life. Interestingly, unlike its predecessors, the Curiosity rover does not have solar panels; instead, it is equipped with a radioisotope power system that"generates electricity from the heat of plutonium's radioactive decay." Curiosity made some notable discoveries on Mars; the rover drilled out a mudstone named"Sheepbed" that hinted at the presence of life-supporting elements in the ancient martian environment.
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