Re:Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission
by magicalhippo on Thursday February 14, 2019 @05:43AM
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The 90 days was, as mentioned, a lower bound, not an upper bound. They were planned to last at least 90 days.
Framed this way it's not entirely surprising they lasted longer, especially given the fortunate turn of events with the martian wind cleaning the solar panels of dust.
This of course does not in any way diminish the engineering and ingenuity involved with designing and operating the rovers.
Framed this way it's not entirely surprising they lasted longer, especially given the fortunate turn of events with the martian wind cleaning the solar panels of dust.
This of course does not in any way diminish the engineering and ingenuity involved with designing and operating the rovers.