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  • NASA Opportunity Rover Just Experienced Its 5000th Martian Dawn

    NASA Opportunity Rover Just Experienced Its 5000th Martian Dawn

    Saturday, February 17 marked the 5000th local day (sol) of operations for NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover, which was originally designed to last for just 90 sols after its January 2004 landing date, but has instead continued to set milestones like completing a marathon-length tour of its surroundings and taking huge composite photos of its new…