Opportunity Rover
Opportunity Rover Gets Power Boost from Wind Events on Mars
The Opportunity rover on Mars has gotten a 70% boost in power over the past few weeks. A good portion…
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Martian Dune Buggy Curiosity Adopts New Driving Mode to Save Wheels from Rough Rocks
Curiosity looks back eastward to ‘Dingo Gap’ sand dune inside Gale Crater After crossing over the 3 foot (1 meter)…
Opportunity rover Spied atop Martian Mountain Ridge from Orbit – Views from Above and Below
Opportunity Rover on 'Murray Ridge' Seen From Orbit on Valentine's Day 2014 The telescopic High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)…
100 Days of MOM – India’s 1st Mars Mission Streaking to Red Planet Rendezvous
India’s maiden Mars explorer, the Mars Orbiter Mission or MOM, celebrated 100 days speeding through space this past week, racing…
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Mystery of the Martian ‘Jelly Doughnut’ Rock – Solved
The mystery of the world famous “Jelly Doughnut” rock on Mars has at last been solved by diligent mission scientists…
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Holy Wheels, Sharp Rocks Force NASA’s Curiosity rover to Seek Smoother Pathway to Mount Sharp
Up close photomosaic view shows lengthy tear in rover Curiosity’s left front wheel caused by recent driving over sharp edged…
Spirit and Opportunity Top 10 Decade 1 Discoveries – Top Rover Scientist Tells Universe Today
A Top 10 Decade 1 Discovery by NASA's Twin Mars Exploration Rovers Carbonate-Containing Martian Rocks discovered by Spirit Mars Rover…
Some Ideas on Where the ‘Jelly Donut’ Rock on Mars Came from — and no, it’s not a mushroom
Hoo boy. Just mention the word “mystery” in conjunction with the planet Mars and all sorts of folks come out…
The Difficulties of Operating a Rover on Mars for 10 Years
Want to get an engineer excited? Give them a challenge. And the Opportunity rover has provided plenty of challenges in…
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Opportunity Discovers That Oldest Rocks Reveal Best Chance for Martian Life
After a decade of roving relentlessly on the Red Planet, NASA’s Opportunity rover discovered rocks that preserve the best evidence…