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Can you imagine driving around on roadless terrain with a four wheel drive vehicle for eight years and not ever changing a tire, getting a tuneup, adjusting the suspension, replacing the hydraulics or brakes, or doing any other service whatsoever on your vehicle? I've actually done that, and I'm here to tell you, you can't do that! But Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has, in fact, done it.
"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo" -Eminem Here on Earth, a cold, frozen winter lasts three months, with the Sun's rays pointed a maximum of 23.5 extra degrees away from your part of the Earth from normal. On Mars, however, winters are even more severe.
Un estudio publicado en la edición del 4 de mayo de la revista Science detalla descubrimientos del rover Opportunity durante sus primeros cuatro meses en el borde del cráter Endeavour, incluyendo las principales conclusiones presentadas en una conferencia de geofísica a finales de 2011. Opportunity completó su misión inicial de tres meses en Marte hace ocho años. Alcanzó el Endeavour el pasado verano, tres años después de que el equipo del rover eligiera este cráter como destino a largo plazo. Endeavour tiene unos 4.000 millones de años y 22 kilómetros de diámetro. El impac...