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The new panorama of the rover Opportunity in honor of his 11-year tenure on Mars
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When scientists were sent to Mars, Opportunity and Spirit, and no one could think that the rovers have worked for so long. Although the Spirit is no longer working, Opportunity still travels around the red sands of Mars. In honor of his 11-year tenure on the Red Planet rover climbed to the highest (7 years) point and made a series of photographs.
NASA experts have made these pictures and video panorama that can be seen in this record. When you use the camera shooting Pancam, just created for panoramic shots. The point at which the rover climbed - part of the crater Endeavour, this site overlooks the rest of the approximately 130 meters. In 2008 alone, the rover has visited over the highest point of land - while he was at Victoria Crater.
The total length of the path that passed since the arrival of the rover on Mars (25 January 2004), is now 41, 5 kilometer.
Of course, such a long stay on another planet could not affect the general condition of the machine. Now Opportunity significant problems with flash memory . Now scientists are working to solve these problems and improve your product based on the new conditions.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/244778/
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