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December 11, 2014
Opportunity Working in No-Flash Mode for Now
Persistent computer resets and "amnesia" events on NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity that have occurred after reformatting the robot's flash memory have prompted a shift to a working mode that avoids use of the flash data-storage system.
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November 21, 2014
Mars Exploration Program Director Named
Jim Watzin has been named the new director for NASA's Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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October 20, 2014
NASA Rover Opportunity Views Comet Near Mars
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity captured images of a comet passing much closer to Mars than any previous known comet flyby of Earth or Mars.
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October 16, 2014
NASA's Opportunity Rover Gets Panorama Image at 'Wdowiak Ridge'
NASA's decade-old Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working near the base of a steep-sloped hill called "Wdowiak Ridge," shown in a dramatic new panorama from the rover.
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September 9, 2014
Mars Rover Opportunity's Vista Includes Long Tracks
Wheel tracks from about a month of driving on Mars recede into the distance in a recent color view captured by the Pancam on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
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August 29, 2014
Memory Reformat Planned for Opportunity Mars Rover
An increasing frequency of computer resets on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has prompted the rover team to make plans to reformat the rover's flash memory.
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July 25, 2014
NASA's Mars Spacecraft Maneuvers to Prepare for Close Comet Flyby
NASA is taking steps to protect its Mars orbiters, while preserving opportunities to gather valuable scientific data, as Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring heads toward a close flyby of Mars on Oct. 19.
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June 24, 2014
Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is examining a rocky, windswept ridge where aluminum in a clay mineral was mapped from orbit.
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April 7, 2014
Replicating a Rock on Mars
Scientists finally have their hands on a piece of Mars, sort of. Technology seemingly straight out of Star Trek allowed the replication of a rock on Mars using a 3D printer.
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March 27, 2014
Cleaner NASA Rover Sees Its Shadow in Martian Spring
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has captured a shadow selfie on a slope it is exploring with an increasing power supply, as winds remove some dust and spring days grow longer.
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February 19, 2014
NASA Mars Orbiter Views Opportunity Rover on Ridge
A new image from a telescopic camera orbiting Mars shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at work on "Murray Ridge," without any new impact craters nearby.
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February 14, 2014
Mars Rover Heads Uphill After Solving 'Doughnut' Riddle
Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in early January.
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February 12, 2014
Busy Week of Imaging and Robotic Arm Studies
Opportunity is climbing 'Murray Ridge' up on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater.
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January 31, 2014
Work on Mystery Rock Continues As Rover Marks 10 Years on Mars
Opportunity is up on "Solander Point" at the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is continuing to investigate this curious surface rock, called "Pinnacle Island" that apparently was kicked up by the rover during a recent traverse.
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January 28, 2014
NASA Preparing for 2014 Comet Watch at Mars
A close flyby of Mars in 2014 by comet Siding Spring could deliver opportunities for learning, but also possible hazards for orbiting spacecraft. NASA is preparing for both.
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January 23, 2014
NASA's Opportunity at 10: New Findings from Old Rover
New findings from rock samples collected and examined by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity have confirmed an ancient wet environment that was milder and older than the acidic and oxidizing conditions told by rocks the rover examined previously.
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January 23, 2014
Celebrating 10-Years on Mars!
Opportunity is up on "Solander Point" at the rim of Endeavour Crater. Opportunity is positioned on the edge of an exposed outcrop where orbital observations suggest the possible presence of small amounts of clay minerals.
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January 17, 2014
Encountering a Surprise
Opportunity is up on "Solander Point" at the rim of Endeavour Crater.
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January 16, 2014
Free Mars Exploration Rover 10-Year Anniversary Event Tonight
The public is invited to share, either in person or online, in a 10-year anniversary event for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, tonight at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST).
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January 9, 2014
Ten-Year Anniversary Nears
Opportunity landed on Mars on Jan. 24, 2004 PST (Jan. 25, 2004 UTC) on what was to be a three-month mission, but instead the rover has lived beyond its prime mission and roved the planet for nearly 10 years.
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January 6, 2014
NASA and Smithsonian to Host 10-Year Anniversary Events for Mars Rovers
NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington are sponsoring events to commemorate 10 years of roving across the Red Planet by the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER).
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January 3, 2014
Decade-Old Rover Adventure Continues on Mars and Earth
Landings of NASA Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity 10 years ago inspired some students to pursue careers that put them on the team still operating one of those long-lived rovers.
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January 1, 2014
Clues from Orbit Aiding Exploration
The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for energy production. Opportunity is positioned on the edge of an exposed outcrop where orbital observations suggest the possible presence of small amounts of clay minerals.