Today is day 4000 of Mars rover Opportunity's 90 day mission. Let's have a big round of applause for the little rover that could!
Today is day 4000 of Mars rover Opportunity's 90 day mission.
The old girl is having a few memory problems of late, but that happens to the best of us.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)
Nasa page on Spirit and Opportunity
Obligatory link to the saddest XKCD comic ever, about Opportunity's twin sister, Spirit
EDIT: Here's the XKCD comic with a few extra panels giving it an inspiringly happy ending.
Here's a version made cheerful by changing the text. This comic has taken on a life of its own.
From a ridgeline viewpoint, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recently recorded a scene looking back over its own tracks made from nearly half-a-mile (more than 700 meters) of southbound driving. thanks to reddit.com/user/stickmanDave
