I have been waiting for news that the rovers had survived the dust storms. I apparently missed it.
Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives
Two months after sky-darkening dust from severe storms nearly killed NASA’s Mars exploration rovers, the solar-powered robots are awake and ready to continue their mission. Opportunity`s planned descent into the giant Victoria Crater was delayed, but now the rover is preparing to drive into the half-mile diameter crater as early as Sept. 11.
Not only did they survive, but they’re mission has been extended yet again.
NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission a Fifth Time
The twin rovers landed on Mars in January 2004 on a mission originally planned to last only 90 days. That was 45 months, or nearly four years, ago. Both robots recently survived a series of global dust storms that threatened to end the mission by blocking sunlight to their solar panels.
The most impressive stat in the article is the lifespan of the robots on Mars.
The twin rovers landed on Mars in January 2004 on a mission originally planned to last only 90 days. That was 45 months, or nearly four years, ago.
