Rest in Peace, Opportunity 2004-2019

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama

To the robot who turned 90 days into 15 years of exploration:

You were, and are, the Opportunity of a lifetime.

Rest well, rover. Your mission is complete.

(2004-2019)https://t.co/POzRmYauHo#ThanksOppy pic.twitter.com/oZLBc7XMJD

— Spirit and Oppy (@MarsRovers)

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In 2003, NASA Launched two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, only three weeks apart. Both rovers landed in 2004, and both were expected to relay data and images back to earth for 90 days. But the little rovers surprised everyone, and continued working far beyond their expected lifespans. Spirit became stuck in the soft soil in 2009, but continued its mission of geologic analysis and communications for another year. In 2011, NASA declared its mission over. The Opportunity rover continued working for a record 14 years, and was the robot that discovered evidence of…

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