Friday, July 13, 2012

NASA ScienceCasts: The First Extraterrestrial Marathon

Source - Jul 12, 2012

"More than 8 years after landing on the Red Planet, Mars rover Opportunity is still running. Indeed, mission planners say the tireless robot is poised to complete a full marathon--the first ever long-distance race on an alien planet."

Update - 07/18/12

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/18jul_martianmarathon/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-rvKjBHfE

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