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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 suffi ...
Full article at: Honda Insight Reviews  More like this  2 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 ...
Full article at: RedOrbit  More like this  3 days 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 ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  3 days ago, 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 ...
Full article at: Slashgear  More like this  3 days ago, 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 hauling butt to get the job done. It’ ...
Full article at: Geekosystem.com  More like this  3 days ago, 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 board NASA's Mars Rec ...
Full article at: Lab Spaces  More like this  4 days ago, 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 it ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post  More like this  4 days ago, 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 ...
Full article at: Planetary Society Blog  More like this  May 8 2013, 2:21pm CDT

Mars rover Opportunity back in action after glitch

Source: Lab Spaces

You are not using a standards compliant browser. Because of this you may notice minor glitches in the rendering of this page. Please upgrade to a compliant browser for optimal viewing: Firefox Internet Explorer 7 Safari (Mac and PC) NASA's venerable Mar ...
Full article at: Lab Spaces  More like this  May 2 2013, 9:53am CDT

Mars Rover Opportunity slips into standby mode, NASA says

Source: CBS News

NASA's twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have now spent nine years on the surface of Mars. / NASA/JPL NASA's long-lived Opportunity Mars rover has gone into a self-imposed standby mode on the Red Planet, the robot's handlers say. ...
Full article at: CBS News  More like this  Apr 30 2013, 10:54am CDT


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