Overview
Twin rovers sent to explore Mars as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. They landed in 2004 and were designed to seek evidence about whether Mars might once have been capable of supporting life. Equipped with advanced scientific instruments including panoramic cameras, spectrometers, and a rock abrasion tool. Spirit survived for six years beyond its planned 90-day mission, while Opportunity remained operational for an extended period.
Key facts
- Payload
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- Reach
- —
- Speed
- 0 m/s
- Weight
- 180 kg
- IP rating
- —
- Battery
- —
- Power
- —
- Autonomy
- semi-autonomous
- Launch year
- 2003
- Price
- $820,000,000
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
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- Max Speed M S
- 0.00005
- Controller Model
- BAE Systems 20-MHz 32-bit RAD6000 CPU
- Deployment Count
- 2
- Deployment Notes
- Launched June 10, 2003 (Spirit) and July 7, 2003 (Opportunity); landed January 3, 2004 (Spirit in Gusev crater) and January 24, 2004 (Opportunity in Meridiani Planum).
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