MARS rover Oppurtunity odometer hits 10,000 meters

[HomeBrewerDude]

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20070207a.html

Just thought a few of you would like to know.

Spirit is sitting at 6.9 km

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html

 

[alien42]

:thumbsup: money well spent

 

[waggy]

amazing.

considering how long they thought it would last. hehe worth every penny.

 

[Mrvile]

:Q I didn't know it was still rolling around up there!

/goes back under rock

 

[SoulAssassin]

damn, I hope they have a jiffy lube up there.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

 

[rockyct]

Originally posted by: waggy
amazing.

considering how long they thought it would last. hehe worth every penny.

Yeah, they did purposely underestimate the lifespan by a few months, but I don't think any of them dreamed that they both could be still going this long. They must have some amazing batteries for them to last that many charge/discharge cycles. It is also pretty lucky that those dust storms clean the solar panels every so often.

 

[FoBoT]

are those hybrids?

 

[James Bond]

We sent something to Mars?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Unheard]

Wow, wasn't the original life expectancy on these guys < 90 days?

 

[lobbyone]

overdue for an oil change lol

 

[Shawn]

10 000 meters = 6.21371192 miles