The Opportunity Mars Rover may be officially offline for good, but its legacy of science and imagery is ongoing — and NASA just shared the last (nearly) complete panorama the robot sent back before it was blanketed in dust.
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See the Opportunity rover’s last image from Mars
NASA recently announced that they will not revive our friend the Opportunity rover. The 15-year-old machine sent over 200,000 photos to Earth, and will be dearly missed. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Mars, Mars Rover, Red Planet, and Opportunity
View More See the Opportunity rover’s last image from MarsOpportunity Mars Rover goes to its last rest after extraordinary 14-year mission
Opportunity, one of two rovers sent to Mars in 2004, is officially offline for good, NASA and JPL officials announced today at a special press conference. “I declare the Opportunity mission as complete, and with it the Mars Exploration Rover mission as complete,” said NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen.
View More Opportunity Mars Rover goes to its last rest after extraordinary 14-year missionMars orbiter spots silent, dust-covered Opportunity rover as dust storm clears
Mars rover Opportunity has been operating on the surface of the Red Planet since 2004, but a dust storm this summer may prove to be the mission’s toughest challenges. The enormous storm caked Opportunity in dust and blocked out the sun, its source of energy — and there’s no guarantee the batteries aren’t dead for good. But now that the skies have cleared, we at least have our first look at the workhorse rover from orbit.
View More Mars orbiter spots silent, dust-covered Opportunity rover as dust storm clears