St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 25, 2022

St. Louis MO

26 January, 2022

9:32 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 25, 2022 On this date in 2004, the Opportunity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars. Although this rover was only designed to last approximately 90 days, it remained active for nearly 15 years. Opportunity was successful in finding several pieces of evidence of past water activity on Mars. To read more about Opportunity, visit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-exploration-rover-opportunity-mer This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.