Jan. 24, 1986/2004
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:54 pm
http://www.universetoday.com/82784/7-years-of-opportunity-on-mars-and-a-science-bonanza/ wrote:
- Opportunity landed inside Eagle crater on [b][color=#FF0000]Jan. 24, 2004[/color][/b] and has driven over 26 km since then. Opportunity arrived at the western rim of Santa Maria Crater on Dec. 16, 2010 on Sol 2451. The rover is visible in top map taken from orbit by MRO spacecraft on New Years Eve, 2010, Sol 2466. The Mosaic of Santa Maria Crater on Sol 2464 - at bottom right – has the rover was about 5 meters from the rim and nearing water bearing materials located at the right of this photomosaic. Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell Marco Di Lorenzo, Kenneth Kremer