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Opportunity (rover)

space Maturity 9-11

A robot went to Mars.

Mars Exploration Rover.jpg
Mars Exploration Rover.jpg
It had six wheels. It used the sun for power. It looked for water in the rocks. This helped us learn about space. Do you like robots?

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File:Animation of Opportunity trajectory.gif
Animation of Opportunity trajectory.gif
File:Mer-b-final-launch.jpg
Mer-b-final-launch.jpg
File:MOLA opportunity.jpg
MOLA opportunity.jpg
File:Opportunity rover lifetime progress map.jpg
Opportunity rover lifetime progress map.jpg
File:Mars Opportunity tau watt-hours graph.jpg
Mars Opportunity tau watt-hours graph.jpg
File:PIA22222-Mars-OpportunityRover-FirstSelfie-20180220.jpg
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File:Mars Exploration Rover.jpg
Mars Exploration Rover.jpg
File:MER Pancam.JPG
MER Pancam.JPG
File:PIA07269-Mars Rover Opportunity-Iron Meteorite.jpg
PIA07269-Mars Rover Opportunity-Iron Meteorite.jpg
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