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OPPORTUNITY MARS PROBE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

NASA launched its second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, late Monday night aboard a Delta II launch vehicle ... Opportunity is scheduled to arrive at a site on Mars called Meridiani Planum on Jan. 25, 2004, Universal Time ... Both rovers [Spirit and Opportunity] will function as robotic geologists, examining rocks and soil for clues about whether past environments at their landing sites may have been hospitable to life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Opportunity et son jumeau Spirit, qui s'est aussi posé en janvier sur Mars, examinent le sol et les roches de la planète rouge pour découvrir si l'environnement a pu y permettre l'apparition de la vie. Leur mission doit durer trois mois.

Spanish

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