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OPPORTUNITY MARS ROVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Opportunity
1, record 1, English, Opportunity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mars exploration rover Opportunity 2, record 1, English, Mars%20exploration%20rover%20Opportunity
correct
- Opportunity Mars probe 3, record 1, English, Opportunity%20Mars%20probe
correct
- Opportunity Mars rover 4, record 1, English, Opportunity%20Mars%20rover
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - Opportunity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Opportunity
1, record 1, French, Opportunity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- robot Opportunity 2, record 1, French, robot%20Opportunity
correct, masculine noun
- robot américain Opportunity 3, record 1, French, robot%20am%C3%A9ricain%20Opportunity
correct, masculine noun
- sonde Opportunity 4, record 1, French, sonde%20Opportunity
correct, feminine noun
- sonde américaine Opportunity 5, record 1, French, sonde%20am%C3%A9ricaine%20Opportunity
correct, feminine noun
- sonde-robot Opportunity 6, record 1, French, sonde%2Drobot%20Opportunity
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 7, record 1, French, - Opportunity
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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