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Rover covers 35.76km, breaks record

Source: Asian Age

Nasa’s legendary Opportunity rover has broken a 40-year-old extraterrestrial distance record after nine years of hard Mars exploration. The tenacious six-wheeled robot has now travelled a record distance of ...
Full article at: Asian Age  More like this  5 days ago, 1:30pm CDT

Infographic Charts Driving Distance Records on Mars, the Moon

Source: Ecoustics

NASA is once again making history, this time with its Opportunity rover, which, on Thursday, logged a total 22.22 statute miles since landing on Mars in Jan. 2004. In effect, the Opportunity beat the (out-of-this) world record set in Dec. ...
Full article at: Ecoustics  More like this  6 days ago, 1:41pm CDT

Electric Vehicle Sets Longest-Distance-Traveled Record...On Another Planet!

Source: Honda Insight Reviews

While those distances might be well within the reach of modern electric cars here on earth, the time they spend operating is significantly longer. As such, regular lithium-ion batteries alone don't suffice. ...
Full article at: Honda Insight Reviews  More like this  6 days ago, 12:31pm CDT

Mars Opportunity Rover Examines Rock With Unique Composition

Source: RedOrbit

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has discovered a pale rock that has a higher composition of aluminum and silica and a lower concentration of calcium and iron than any other rock it has examined during its time on ...
Full article at: RedOrbit  More like this  1 week ago, 11:32pm CDT

Minute Opportunity Mars Rover Breaks Record for Longest Drive on Other Planets

Source: Softpedia

While Curiosity may be getting all the attention lately, for good reasons, it's only the last in a long series of rovers that have roamed extraterrestrial surfaces. Through a simple but informative infographic, NASA points out just ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  May 17 2013, 6:01pm CDT

Mars rover Opportunity breaks space driving distance record

Source: Slashgear

Mars rover Curiosity might be the talk of the town currently, but NASA ‘s older Opportunity rover is still kicking it in high gear on the red planet. In fact, Opportunity has now traveled 22.22 miles, breaking a 40-year-old driving distance record of 22. ...
Full article at: Slashgear  More like this  May 17 2013, 12:31pm CDT

The Little Rover That Could: Opportunity Breaks NASA’s Driving Distance Record

Source: Geekosystem.com

With all the hubbub surrounding the landing of the Curiosity rover, folks tend to forget that it’s not the only device operating on the planet. The Opportunity rover’s still kicking up there, for example, and it’s haul ...
Full article at: Geekosystem.com  More like this  May 17 2013, 11:30am CDT

HiRISE Mars camera reveals hundreds of impacts each year

Source: Lab Spaces

Thanks to University of Arizona for this article. This press release has been viewed 26 time(s). This image shows one of many fresh impact craters spotted by the UA-led HiRISE camera, orbiting the Red Planet on ...
Full article at: Lab Spaces  More like this  May 17 2013, 8:45am CDT

Mars Rover Opportunity Sets New U.S. Record For Off-Planet Driving, NASA Says

Source: The Huffington Post

Curiosity's First Color Photo Curiosity snaps the first color view of the north wall and rim of Gale Crater, where NASA's Mars rover landed Sunday night. The picture was taken by the rover's camera at the end of its stowed robotic arm and ap ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post  More like this  May 17 2013, 7:41am CDT

Planetary Society Hangout: A Day in the Life of the Opportunity Rover with Emily Dean

Source: Planetary Society Blog

Emily Dean is a Pancam Payload Uplink Lead (Martian landscape photographer) on the Opportunity rover mission, which just celebrated its 9th year on the red planet. Emily has been involved with the Mars Exploration Rovers since she was in hig ...
Full article at: Planetary Society Blog  More like this  May 8 2013, 2:21pm CDT


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