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NASA’s Opportunity Rover Sends Final Heartbreaking Message Amid Martian Storm

NASA's Opportunity rover, launched in 2003 with a planned 90-day mission, vastly exceeded expectations by exploring Mars for over 14 years, discovering crucial evidence of past water and habitability. Its final image, taken during a massive dust storm in 2018, was an incomplete, noisy photo of the sun, not a poetic message. Despite efforts to reconnect, the mission ended in 2019, leaving a legacy of groundbreaking discoveries and technological influence.

via Indian Defence Review|

#mars #mars-exploration #mars-water-evidence

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NASA's Opportunity Rover Sends Last Message from Mars

NASA's Opportunity rover, after 15 years of exploring Mars and surpassing its expected lifespan, sent a haunting final image during a massive dust storm in 2018, marking the end of its mission and leaving a poignant legacy of discovery.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#dust-storm #final-message #mars

space6 months ago•3 min saved

NASA's Opportunity Rover Sends Final Message Amid Global Storm

NASA's Opportunity rover, after nearly 15 years of exploring Mars and exceeding its expected lifespan, lost contact during a planet-wide dust storm in 2018. Its final communication was a dark, incomplete image of the Martian sky, symbolizing the end of a highly successful mission that significantly advanced our understanding of Mars' history and potential habitability.

via IFLScience|

#mars #mars-exploration #nasa

space2 years ago•2 min saved

Reimagining the Formation of Burns on Mars

A new study proposes a common origin story for Mars's Burns formation and Grasberg formation, both of which are chemically similar. The authors suggest that the precursor material for both formations was deposited onto Meridiani Planum as particles of dust or falling ash from nearby volcanic eruptions. The materials solidified, were weathered to the size of sand grains, and were blown by the wind to their current location. Once settled, the sand dunes experienced periodic flows of groundwater, which enriched the upper layers in magnesium and sulfate. The findings could shift how scientists think about the environmental conditions on early Mars and transform interpretations of the origin of sulfate-rich deposits found elsewhere on the planet.

via Phys.org|

#burns-formation #geology #mars