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centristgrandpa Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-13-09 03:36 PM
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Rover 1 and 2
(NASA source): Since landing on opposite sides of Mars during January of 2004, Spirit and Opportunity have made important discoveries about historically wet and violent environments on ancient Mars. They also have returned a quarter-million images, driven more than 21 kilometers (13 miles), climbed a mountain, descended into craters, struggled with sand traps and aging hardware, survived dust storms, and relayed more than 36 gigabytes of data via NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. Both rovers remain operational for new exploration campaigns the team has planned..Does anyone have info on the two Mar's rovers, did they survive the long cold winter? It's amazing what those two have accomplish so far and will they discover any signs of past life no matter how primitive? Is this a worth while mission considering the enormous cost to tax payers?
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