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Watch the Mars Rover Drive a Marathon Over 11 Years

July 7, 2015 By Eric Reagan

NASA Mars Rover Marathon

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity started driving around Mars in January 2004. Over 11 years later, it completed its first marathon as the odometer rolled over 26.2 miles.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b1DxICZbGc&w=700&showinfo=0&rel=0]

The above video captures compiles thousands of images from the hazard avoidance camera atop Opportunity, which documented the 11-year journey. On the right side of the video, you can see a map of the Opportunity’s path across the Martian terrain.

Opportunity’s mission was planned to last three months but is has far exceeded that mission plan and continues to be a productive tool in gathering data from the red planet for future manned missions to Mars.

[via NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Mars, nasa, video

 

Comments

  1. Adam says

    July 7, 2015 at 10:03 am

    That is pretty cool !

  2. Oberoth says

    July 7, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Anyone else see the man walking across the set at about 59secs in?

    • kühtai says

      July 8, 2015 at 5:09 am

      I SEE DEAD PEOPLE!

      • Oberoth says

        July 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm

        That must be like a sixth sense you have.

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