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Mars Opportunity Rover sets off-world driving record

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An image displaying Opportunity's path from its deployment zone in Eagle Crater, to its cu...


Having traveled a grand total of 25 miles (40 km) over the course of its historic mission of exploration, NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has taken the record for the greatest distance traveled on another planetary body. The rover, only originally designed to travel around 1 km, massively exceeded its creators' most optimistic expectations, and has now covered almost the distance of a full marathon on its mission to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet. .. Continue Reading Mars Opportunity Rover sets off-world driving record



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