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Opportunity

Opportunity was a NASA Mars rover, part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission, that landed in Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004. Originally designed for a 90‑sol mission, it operated for nearly 15 years—more than 5,000 sols—traversing over 45 km and providing strong evidence that Mars once held liquid water. It ceased communications after a global dust storm in June 2018 and was declared complete in February 2019.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Opportunity"

Titan Shadow Transit

Titan Shadow Transit

24/07/2025

A Berry Bowl of Martian Spherules

A Berry Bowl of Martian Spherules

22/06/2025

Two Worlds, Two Analemmas

Two Worlds, Two Analemmas

21/06/2025

NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

06/02/2024

Eclipse Rings

Eclipse Rings

16/10/2023

2023 CX1 Meteor Flash

2023 CX1 Meteor Flash

17/02/2023

Solargraphic Analemmas

Solargraphic Analemmas

02/07/2022

Planet Line over New York Bridge

Planet Line over New York Bridge

20/04/2022

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

24/11/2021

Great Conjunction: Saturn and Jupiter Converge

Great Conjunction: Saturn and Jupiter Converge

15/12/2020

Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains

Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains

27/07/2020

Perseverance Valley Panorama

Perseverance Valley Panorama

14/03/2019