Overview
Opportunity is a robotic rover that was sent to explore Mars as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Launched on July 7, 2003, and landed at Meridiani Planum three weeks after Spirit's landing, Opportunity was designed to seek evidence about whether Mars might once have been capable of supporting life. As the twin of Spirit, it shares identical specifications and scientific instruments, including panoramic cameras, navigational cameras, hazard detection cameras, and various scientific instruments such as a mini-thermal emission spectrometer, microscopic imager, and rock abrasion tool.
Key facts
- Payload
- —
- Reach
- —
- Speed
- 0.05 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
- 0.05
- Controller Model
- 20 MHz RAD6000 CPU
- Deployment Count
- 1
- Deployment Notes
- Landed on Mars at Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 UTC (January 24 PST). Operated until June 10, 2018, when contact was lost due to a planet-wide dust storm. Mission concluded February 13, 2019.[1][3][4]
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