Jan 24 2004
From The Space Library
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars nearly three weeks after its twin rover Spirit had landed on the planet. NASA had created the two mobile robotic rovers to explore rocks and soils on Mars to determine whether the planet had previously possessed water and the ability to sustain life. NASA had designed the mission so that the rovers would explore Mars simultaneously, on nearly opposite sides of the planet. (NASA, “NASA Hears from Opportunity Rover on Mars,” news release 04-037, 25 January 2004.
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