Post by MCDemuth on Mar 25, 2018 1:26:35 GMT
NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Spent Its 2,000th Day on Mars!
March 24, 2018 07:59am ET
Oh, what a trip it's been for the Curiosity rover on Mars.
This week, NASA's nuclear-powered rover celebrated its 2,000th Martian day (or Sol) on the Red Planet, but don't expect a pit stop any time soon.
Curiosity has driven 11.6 miles (18.7 km) since landing on Mars on a mission to determine if the region could ever have been habitable for primitive life.
www.space.com/40077-curiosity-rover-hits-2000th-day-on-mars.html
March 24, 2018 07:59am ET
Oh, what a trip it's been for the Curiosity rover on Mars.
This week, NASA's nuclear-powered rover celebrated its 2,000th Martian day (or Sol) on the Red Planet, but don't expect a pit stop any time soon.
Curiosity has driven 11.6 miles (18.7 km) since landing on Mars on a mission to determine if the region could ever have been habitable for primitive life.
www.space.com/40077-curiosity-rover-hits-2000th-day-on-mars.html
Mission duration
Primary: 668 sols (687 days)
Current: 2001 sols (2056 days) since landing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)
Primary: 668 sols (687 days)
Current: 2001 sols (2056 days) since landing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)
Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, is a robotic rover active on Mars since 2004.
Mission duration
Planned: 90 sols (92.5 days)
Current: 5035 sols (5173 days) since landing
Distance covered: 45 km (28 mi) (as of 10 January 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)
Mission duration
Planned: 90 sols (92.5 days)
Current: 5035 sols (5173 days) since landing
Distance covered: 45 km (28 mi) (as of 10 January 2018)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)
I find it incredible, that all of these rovers that have been sent to Mars... So far, they have been able to surpass their original mission schedules... and that a couple are even still driving around the planet many Earth years after they arrived!
