By: Penny4NASA Both designed for short, three-month long exploratory missions, Spirit and Opportunity have far surpassed NASA’s wildest dreams. Bruce Banerdt, NASA project scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, stated the following: Spirit faced a lot of challenges on Mars. When the wheel went out, we had to relearn how to drive the rover. It is truly remarkable what we were able to achieve with this rover with only five wheels.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 05:14:20 +0000
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