Opportunity

Nasa have announced that their Mars rover Opportunity has died after 15 years on red the planet. Opportunity, also known as MER-B or MER-1, was placed on Mars in 2004, but was declared ‘dead’ after being knocked out by a fatal dust storm eight months ago.





Credit: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...pportunity-rover-mission-on-mars-comes-to-end
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I understand posting might not interest everyone here and one might ask how is this posting even related to tundras. To me, this is about the engineering, longevity and finally the expectation.
Designed to last just 90 Martian days and travel 1,100 yards (1,000 meters), Opportunity vastly surpassed all expectations in its endurance, scientific value, and longevity.
In addition to exceeding its life expectancy by 60 times, the rover traveled more than 28 miles (45 kilometers) by the time it reached its most appropriate final resting spot on Mars — Perseverance Valley.

Farewell Opportunity, thank you for all the knowledge you gave us !!!!

 

This is cool info. Might not be Tundra related, but most of us are interested in this stuff.

 

I knew it went well beyond it's life expectancy but didn't know how much it exceeded it. Cool!

 

Cool thanks for sharing. I don’t know if much surpasses space exploration on the coolness scale

 

Wait, what are you guys talking about? Tundra and space program go together like...well, the Tundra and the space program.

 

Good point!