Tag Archives: Opportunity rover

The Opportunity rover was one of a pair of rovers sent to study Mars in early 2004. Spirit got stuck in 2009 and went silent in 2010, but Opportunity continues to function as of 2017.

Sunday services

by | November 1, 2015
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While the Cassini spacecraft is busy transmitting images of it’s recent fly through of the water geysers of Saturn’s moon Enceladus (Saturn’s Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views), the New Horizons probe explores the Pluto System and the Kuiper Belt (New Horizons: The First Mission to the Pluto System and the Kuiper Belt), NASA’s Opportunity Mars… Read more »

Optimism

by | January 11, 2015
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Yesterday, John Wilkins tweeted a link to Stuart Atkinson’s blog post “Tribulation Conquered.” Atkinson’s blog, The Road To Endeavour is dedicated to following the ongoing mission of the Mars Exploration Rover ‘Opportunity’ as she explores the rim of the giant martian crater ‘Endeavour’! On January 11, Atkinson was jubilant: She did it. Opportunity did it.… Read more »