Mars Rover Still Operational, NASA Says

The U.S. space agency, NASA, says its Mars rover Opportunity is still functioning and sharing data 10 years after landing on the red planet. Opportunity touched down on January 24, 2004 - several weeks after its twin Rover, Spirit.   NASA scientists say one of Opportunity's six wheels and two instruments stopped working long ago, but those issues are minimal considering the rover project was expected to last three months. Opportunity has logged 39 kilometers on...

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