Sky & Telescope - USA (2019-09)

THE LITTLE ROVER THAT COULD by Shannon Hall

24 SEPTEMBER 2019 • SKY & TELESCOPE

Opportunity’s

End

The Martian rover’s spectacular and

heartbreaking saga helped rewrite

textbook knowledge of the Red Planet.

14 +

years

lifespan

217,594

raw

images

45

kilometers

traveled

32

degrees

(steepest slope)