After 15 years of faithful service providing data on Mars, NASA officially declared the Opportunity rover to be dead. Solar storms and heavy amounts of dust covered her solar panels, and her last message back to Earth read "My battery is low and it's getting dark."
Good night Oppy. Thank you for everything you've done. I'll always remember how exciting it was watching the progress of your construction, launch, and the information you sent back to us.
Art (C) Me
Good night Oppy. Thank you for everything you've done. I'll always remember how exciting it was watching the progress of your construction, launch, and the information you sent back to us.
Art (C) Me
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Not gunna lie, I've been an emotional mess all day. I know it's a robot, but I remember very vividly following all the coverage for this mission. This was my moon landing. How cool, a creation from Earth exploring Mars. She and the other rovers made me really happy. And that last message just sparked the empath in me and I haven't been able to stop thinking about how lonely that must be.
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