Mission to Mars
It is easy to forget, but NASA still has two rovers (Spirit and Opportunity) on Mars right now. They are transmitting back pictures and data which are advancing our understanding immensely. They landed on Mars separately in January 2004. From the latest NASA press release (emphasis is mine):The rovers have worked on Mars for more than 10 times their originally planned three-month missions. "Opportunity shows a few signs of aging but is in good shape for undertaking exploration of Victoria crater," said John Callas, project manager for the rovers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Pretty impressive, and the link above is very informative (lots of interesting pictures too).
posted by JM @ 2:49 PM
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