Opportunity rover

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Opportunity rover was a NASA robotic rover that conducted a long-duration geological and atmospheric exploration mission on the surface of Mars as part of the Mars Exploration Rover program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover
NASA space probe
robotic spacecraft
actualMissionDuration 5111 sols
about 14.5 Earth years
alsoKnownAs MER-B
MER-B Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover

Opportunity rover
arrivalAtMarsDate 2004-01-25
causeOfMissionEnd global dust storm leading to loss of power
communicationSystem X-band radio
communicationWithEarth via Deep Space Network
computer RAD6000
countryOfOrigin United States
distanceTraveled about 45.16 kilometers
height 1.5 meters
heritage based on Mars Pathfinder rover design
instrument Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
linked to: X-ray Spectrometer

Hazard Avoidance Cameras
Microscopic Imager
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Mössbauer Spectrometer
Navigation Cameras
Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool
landingBody Mars
landingDate 2004-01-25
landingSite Meridiani Planum
lastContactDate 2018-06-10
launchDate 2003-07-08
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
launchVehicle Delta II 7925H
linked to: Delta rocket
length 1.6 meters
manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory
mass approximately 185 kilograms
mission Mars Exploration Rover program
missionEndDeclaredByNASA 2019-02-13
missionType atmospheric exploration
geological exploration
planetary rover
notableDiscovery geological evidence of past liquid water on Mars
hematite-rich spherules nicknamed "blueberries"
notableFeature solar-powered six-wheeled rover
notableSiteExplored Eagle Crater
Endeavour Crater
Endurance Crater
Victoria Crater
officialName Mars Exploration Rover – B
linked to: Opportunity rover
operator NASA
plannedMissionDuration 90 sols
power approximately 140 watts on Mars
powerSource solar panels
primaryCamera Panoramic Camera (Pancam)
primaryRelayOrbiters Mars Express
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
primaryScienceGoal search for evidence of past water activity on Mars
program Mars Exploration Rover program
record longest distance driven on another world by a wheeled vehicle
spaceAgency NASA
status mission complete
surfaceBody Mars
team Mars Exploration Rover science team
twinRover Spirit
wheelCount 6
width 2.3 meters

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Mars exploredBy Opportunity rover
NASA spacecraft includes Opportunity rover
Mars Exploration Rover mission actualMissionDuration Opportunity operated for nearly 15 Earth years
linked to: Opportunity rover
APXS mountedOn Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
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Mars Exploration Program notableMission Opportunity rover
Opportunity officialName Mars Exploration Rover – B
subject linked to: Opportunity rover
linked to: Opportunity rover
Opportunity alsoKnownAs MER-B Opportunity
subject linked to: Opportunity rover
linked to: Opportunity rover
Opportunity alsoKnownAs Opportunity rover
subject linked to: Opportunity rover
Delta II notablePayload Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
subject linked to: Delta rocket
linked to: Opportunity rover
Opportunity officialName Mars Exploration Rover – B
linked to: Opportunity rover
Opportunity alsoKnownAs MER-B Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Meridiani Planum exploredBy Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Meridiani Planum landingSiteOf Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Panoramic Camera usedOn Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Panoramic Camera platform Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Navigation Camera usedOn Opportunity rover
Navigation Camera mission Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer usedOnMission Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer platform Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer hostSpacecraft Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Microscopic Imager mission Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Microscopic Imager hostBody Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover
Carl Sagan Memorial Station relatedMission Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
linked to: Opportunity rover