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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795

In honor of the Rovers' anniversary, please enjoy this encore presentation of Brokeback Mars!

MarleysGh0st wrote:Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795

I actually thought about this yesterday since I remembered it was 5 years ago last night I went to the ER for my kidney stone, and spent the entire next day in the hospital. I recall this and some story about Britney Spears marriage from the news I watched while confined to a hospital bed.....

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MarleysGh0st wrote:Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795

The rovers continue to produce amazing pictures and perform good science. If only there were some way to blow off the dust cover that builds up on their solar panels they might well go for even longer. However they still have a ways to go before breaking the longevity record for Mars probes. I'll award 600 bogus points each for the record and the craft that holds it.

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I'll award 600 bogus points each for the record and the craft that holds it.

This is incredible.

Spoiler

Mars Global Surveyor for 10 years.

I looked it up. No clue otherwise.

RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

*sad face*

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

That is a missed Opportunity.

Bob Juch wrote:

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

That is a missed Opportunity.

Not bad for a device that was supposed to last 90 days.

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

We'll just have to send Matt Damon out there to science the shit out of it and get it running again. --Bob

The Face on Mars wrote:*sad face*

Sad Face has a distinction that's probably not unique, but it is rare. It made Page One at least one of the supermarket tabloids AND the local paper.

Bob Juch wrote:

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

That is a missed Opportunity.

But it was a fun Odyssey...

"And now his watch has ended."

Since you dug up a ten-year-old thread of mine for this occasion, I suppose I should add to it...with some help from XKCD.

https://xkcd.com/2111/


Our IMG tag doesn't work with .png, so I'll just have to post this link.

Seems to work with png