Opportunity on Mars: 8 years and counting!

NASA's Opportunity rover celebrates its 8th anniversary on Mars just before Martian winter arrives.

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Science & Technology

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• NASA
• JPL
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• Propulsion
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• Mars
• Exploration
• Rover
• MER
• Spirit
• Opportunity
• Curiosity
• exploration
• red
• planet
• MSL
• Science
• Endeavour
• crater
• 8th
• anniversary

[NoscaasiDesign]

"No chance of them ever meeting up"

One day they will be side by side in a museum on Mars!

[captcaveman4201]

NASA can you please jumpstart the space program soo we can actually make space relivent. Just tell the people higher up that you have discovered alot of Oil on MARS.

[dischordia23]

@TheDarkjedi666 " there is nothing on mars" Lets see: Clouds, snow, wind, dust devils, planet-wide dust storms, ice caps, ancient lakes, river and even ocean features, remnant magnetic fields, seismic and volcanic activity, massive volcanoes & huge canyons, dune and ice field formation & transport, frequent meteorite impacts, billions of years of geologic history preserved on the surface, liquid briny water underground & possibly sporadically on the surface, seasonal methane plumes +MUCH more.

[kdum8]

@TheDarkjedi666 If you think that fundamental science and exploration is a waste of money, then please stop using your cell phone, your computer and most of the things that you rely on everyday. Until that day shut-up. Most of the modern technology that we use today came about because of fundamental research such as this. People who say they don't do science shouldn't be allowed to use the things it brought. Which is nearly everything in the modern world. Ignorance.

[radiantmedia]

science and mysticism are starting to merge

[TheDarkjedi666]

this is a waste of money there is nothing on mars

[SydMclean]

Couldn't they just fit a brush to sweep the dust off?

[theshadowify]

@thegroove2000 Just what is mainstream science behind on??

[thegroove2000]

@theshadowify Science is the study of whats already there. Science is essential, but will not answer all the questions. Mainstream science is really behind on many things.