Opportunity rover
NASA’s outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention
Among the most popular videos on YouTube in 2012 there was music, an angry dad and even a guy jumping out of a space capsule. But among the hits, was an 11-minute, animated depiction of what it was like for the Mars Curiosity rover to land on Mars.
The Mars rovers are limping, but still game for exploring a new crater
The Mars rover, Opportunity, has minor damage to its right front wheel and can only travel about 110 yards per day. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the rover may never even reach its destination. But there are enticing possibilities if it does.