Tag Archives: Opportunity

Opportunity Begins Year Nine on Mars

Posted on March 6, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA’s resilient Opportunity robot has begun her ninth year roving around beautiful Earth-like Martian terrain where potentially life sustaining liquid water once flowed billions of years ago. Opportunity celebrated her eighth anniversary on the red planet … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Finds Powerful Evidence for Ancient Liquid Water on Mars

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover has discovered the most scientifically compelling evidence yet for the flow of liquid water on ancient Mars. The startling revelation comes in the form of a bright vein of the mineral … Continue reading →

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Mars Rovers Celebrate 7th Anniversary on the Red Planet

Posted on January 30, 2011 by ST Editors

By Ken Kremer,  AAAP, Spaceflight magazine & The Planetary Society NASA’s twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity surely rank as one of the greatest triumphs in the history of space exploration.  Seven years ago this month the dynamic duo landed … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Rover Snaps Gorgeous Panoramas of Santa Maria Crater and Intrepid Crater

Posted on January 3, 2011 by ST Editors

By Ken Kremer The Opportunity rover is sending back a multitude of awesome views of Santa Maria Crater since arriving at the western edge on Dec. 15 (Sol 2450).   This intermediate stop on the rover’s 19 km long journey from … Continue reading →

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