Opportunity
former NASA Mars rover
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Summary
Opportunity is a Mars rover[1]. Opportunity draws 5,677 Wikipedia views per month (mars rover category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: solar vehicle[3], former entity[4]
- Operator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory[5]
- Follows: Sojourner[6]
- Followed by: Curiosity[7]
- Manufacturer: Jet Propulsion Laboratory[8]
- Location: Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle[9]
- Part of: Mars Exploration Rover[10]
- Commons category: Opportunity rover[11]
- Space launch vehicle: Delta II[12]
- Country of origin: United States[13]
- Source of energy: spacecraft solar array[14], lithium-ion battery[15]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 8, 2003[16]
- UTC date of spacecraft landing: January 25, 2004[17]
- Significant event: rocket launch[18], surface exploration[19], loss of signal[20], mission termination[21]
- Location of landing: Eagle[22]
- Carries scientific instrument: Pancam[23], NavCam[24], Mini-TES[25], HazCam[26], MIMOS II[27], alpha particle X-ray spectrometer[28], Rock Abrasion Tool[29]
- Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B[30]
- Different from: Opportunity[31], 39382 Opportunity[32]
- Length: 141 cm[33], 151 cm[34]
- Height: 154 cm[35]
- Width: 122 cm[36], 225 cm[37]
- Mass: 185 kg[38]
Why It Matters
Opportunity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Opportunity is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Opportunity is credited with the discovery of Block Island meteorite[41], an iron meteorite[42].
FAQs
What did Opportunity discover?
Opportunity is credited as discoverer of Block Island meteorite[41].