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(6,954 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 03:18 PM Nov 2021

How Opportunity Shocked NASA Scientists

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The Perseverance Rover has successfully begun its mission on Mars, but there was an important forerunner mission that paved the way for it. Opportunity.

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How Opportunity Shocked NASA Scientists (Original Post) Justice matters. Nov 2021 OP

Maybe not as popular science-wise but let's not forget Spirit NullTuples Nov 2021 #1

Thank you for this. thucythucy Nov 2021 #2

Fascinating, thanks for posting! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #3

NullTuples

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1. Maybe not as popular science-wise but let's not forget Spirit

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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 03:23 PM

Nov 2021

... which in many ways enabled Opportunity to do more and discover more. Spirit was operating under somewhat less favorable conditions but many of the lessons learned were then upgraded on Opportunity & later that knowledge went into Curiosity & Perseverance.

Also, I cannot forgo a chance to boost my favorite, the original Mars rover, Sojourner.