Opportunity Anniversary

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Opportunity Anniversary

Post by JohnD » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:20 pm

Opportunity has bene eight years on Mars and going strong!

Mind you, at 21.4 miles in that time, its average speed of 1.5 feet per hour won't break any records, but it's broken every other.

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Re: Opportunity Anniversary

Post by bystander » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:35 pm

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 24#p167924
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