Today, NASA is celebrating the monumental achievements of the Opportunity rover as it tallies a full 15 years on the planet Mars. The rover landed on Mars on January 24, 2004, and it’s had an incredible stretch of good fortune in its decade-and-a-half on the planet.
Unfortunately, Opportunity has been silent for over six months, and it’s unclear exactly what its status is. The solar-powered robot was swallowed up by a massive dust storm that engulfed the entirety of Mars last year, and even though the skies have since cleared, the rover shows no signs of awaking from its unplanned slumber.
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NASA’s Opportunity rover enters its 16th year on Mars, but it’s still dead quiet originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 22:05:27 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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